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chapter 14 Flashcards

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immun/o

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protection

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node (gland)

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tox/o

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poison

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ana-

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again, anew

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inter-

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between

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)

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grp of clinical signs and symptoms associated with suppression of immune system and marked by opportunistic infections, secondary neoplasms, and neurologic problems. caused by hiv which destroys helper t cells

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candidiasis

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yeast like fungus, normally present in mouth, skin, intestine, vagina, overgrows and causes infection

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cryptococcal infection (crypto)

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yeast like fungus, causes brain, blood, and lung infections

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cryptosporidiosis

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parasitic infection of GI tract, brain, spinal cord

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cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection

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virus causes enterits and retinits (inflammation of retina at back of eye. found in saliva, semen, cervical secretions, urine, feces, blood, breast milk, but causes disease only when immunocompromised

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herpes simplex

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viral infection causes small blisters on skin of lips, nose, genitals. can cause encephalitis

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histoplasmosis (histo)

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fungal infection caused by inhalation of contaminated dust. causes fever, chills, lung infection

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mycobacterium avium-intracellare (MAI) complex infection

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bacterial disease manifesting with fever, malaise, night sweats, anorexia, diarrhea, weight loss, lung and blood infections

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pneumocystis/pneumonia (pcp)

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unicellular organism causes lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain.

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toxoplasmosis (toxo)

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parasitic infection involving cns and causing fever, chills, visual disturbances, confusions, hemiparesis (slight paralysis in body half), seizures

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tuberculosis (tb)

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bacterial disease involving lungs, brains, and other organs. signs and symptoms are fever, cough, loss of weight, anorexia, blood in sputum.

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allergy

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abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to antigen

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lymphoma

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malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue

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multiple myeloma

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malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

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thymoma

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tumor of thymus gland

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allergen

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substance capable of causing allergy

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anaphylaxis

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exaggerated/unusual hypersensitivity to foreign protein or substance

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atopy

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hypersensitive or allergic state involving inherited predisposition

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CD4+ cells

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helper t cells that carry the cd4 protein antigen on surface. hiv binds to cd4 and infects and kills t cells. aids patients have inadequate number of cd4+ cells.

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hodgkin lymphoma

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malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue in spleen and lymph nodes

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hiv (human immunodeficiency virus)

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causes aids

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kaposi sarcoma

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malignant lesion associated with aids, comes from lining of capillaries; red, purple, brown, or black skin nodules.

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non hodgkin lymphomas

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group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue

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opportunistic infections

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infectious disease associated with aids, occur because hiv infection lower’s immune system ability

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protease inhibitor

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drug that treats aids by blocking production of protease, enzyme that creates new pieces for hiv

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reverse transcriptase inhibitor (rti)

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drugs that treats aids by blocking reverse transcriptase, enzyme needed to make copies of hiv

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wasting syndrome

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weight loss, decrease in muscle strength, appetite, mental activity; associated with aids

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cd4+ cell count

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measures number of cd4+ t cells (helper t cells) in blood of patient with aids

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elisa

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screening test to detect anti hiv antibodies in blood

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immunoelectrophoresis

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test that separates immunoglobulins (IgM, IgG, IgE, IgA, IgD)

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viral load test

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measurement of amount of aids (hiv) in blood

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