HIV 101 Flashcards
What type of white blood cell is involved in tissue specific immunity?
Monocyte
What type of white blood cell deals with large parasites?
Eosinophil
What type of white blood cell deals with infection?
Basophil
What type of white blood cell deals with viruses and tumour cells?
Lymphocyte
What type of white blood cell deals with bacteria and fungi?
Neutrophil
What type of cells does HIV infect?
CD4 cells
What is a NAAT?
Nucleic acid amplification test
What is a HIV p24 antigen?
The protein that makes up mostof the HIV caspid
How long is the acute infection stage on average?
3 months
How long is the clinical latency period on average?
10 years
How long does a person have AIDs on average?
1-3 years
What is clinical latency?
HIV replication eventually slows down within the body, although it never actually stops
What are the symptoms of acute infection?
fever, headache, fatigue, and swollen lymph glands
What are the symptoms of AIDs?
rapid weight loss, night sweats, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph glands, chronic diarrhea, sores in your mouth, anus or genitals, pneumonia, brown or purplish lesions on your skin or in your mouth, memory loss and depression.
What are common opportunistic infections?
Candida, Kaposi’s sarcoma, Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia
Where do you get HIV from?
Rectal fluid, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, blood
How many people are diagnosed with HIV per day?
6000
What is used to treat HIV?
ART
What is ART?
It is a combination of three different medicines that is often taken as a single tablet and must be taken everyday to be of maximum benefit
Why would a HIV positive person take drug resistance test?
To see if the HIV is receptive to the drugs
Why are water based lubricants safer?
Oil based lubricants are more likely to make a condom break
What is seroconversion?
time period during which a specific antibody develops and becomes detectable in the blood
What is vertical transmission?
When a mother passes HIV to her child
What is the most common way to pass on HIV?
Anal intercourse
What is the second most common way to pass on HIV?
Vaginal intercourse
