ch 27 part 10 reviews Flashcards
viral stis
disease 10
HIV/AIDS
HIV stages
1-infection
2-disease
3-AIDs
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDs
HIV infection
infected but not ill
contracts HIV
when does HIV disease stage start :
6 days to 6 weeks after contracting HIV
HIV disease stage charcteristic :
6 days to 6 weeks after contracting HIV
early stage, temporary flu-like symptoms
Acute retroviral syndrome (ARS)
asymptomatic period for years
HIV disease stage symptoms :
fever
(b) head & muscle aches
(c) sore throat
(d) enlarged lymph nodes
(e) generalized rash can occur
coincides with high levels of virus replication
Acute retroviral syndrome (ARS)
asymptomatic period for years
How?
clinical latency
virus continuous to replicate
HIV (viral) set point : helps ______and high means________
higher : more quickly to develop AIDs
predictor of disease progression
AIDS symptoms :
(a) fever
(b) weight loss
(c) diarrhea
(d) fatigue
most AIDs symptoms due to ______
tumors or opportunistic infections
AIDs stage charcterized by :
T helper cells (CD4 lymphocytes) drop
caustive agent
Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1)
retrovirus
(RNA virus)