HIV & AIDS Flashcards
Highest prevalence of HIV is in ______
Africa
by sex assigned at birth, more common in ________
more prevalent in ______ race
males (but pretty even worldwide)
black Americans
______ prevalence, but _____ new cases
increase
less
PLWHA
people living with HIV or AIDS
HIV is a _____ infection and ______
primary
retrovirus
retrovirus is an ________ virus which replicated using enzyme ________ to copy RNA to DNA
enveloped RNA
reverse transcriptase
HIV invades the genetic core of the _________ cells to replicate.
CD4+ T-helper lymphocyte cells
HIV infection causes a progressive depletion of _____ cells which cause ______
CD4+ cells
immunodeficiency
transmission of HIV through ?
blood
semen
vaginal secretions
breast milk
most common method of transmission
sexual contact
in utero, during birth, or breast feeding
perinatal
what is recommended for babies
not breastfeeding unless country has unclean water
milk bank or formula
what test screens for HIV
window period?
HIV Antibody testing
up to 3 months
Prep is ?
Pre-exposure Profalaxis
The two main biomarkers used to assess disease progression are ?
CD4+ T-cell count
Viral load
Stages of HIV
- Acute HIV infection
- Clinical Latency
- Symptomatic HIV infection
- Aids
Period from transmission to the host until the production of detectable antibodies against the virus (_______) is ?
Acute HIV Infection
seroconversion
initial symptoms of Acute HIV infection
Occur _____ of infection
duration of symptoms ?
fever, malaise, pharyngitis, myalgia, swollen lymph glands
2-4 weeks
1-2 weeks
In the acute HIV infection phase, rapid viral replication prior to ___________, ___________ at this time
the specific immune response
highly infectious
when virus is active and replicating but at a lower rate than during acute stage?
CD4+ counts steadily decline. CD4+ is >_____
clinical latency/ asymptomatic HIV
> 500
characteristics of clinical latency HIV
lymphadenopathy (swollen glands)
seborrheic dermatitis (red blotches on skin)
clinical latency of HIV can last ______
10 years
what stage for symptomatic HIV infection has reduced cell-mediated immunity?
symptomatic HIV infection
symptomatic HIV infection CD4 count is _____
<500
symptoms of symptomatic HIV infection
fevers
chronic diarrhea
unintentional weight loss
recurrent fungal, bacteria, or viral infections
oral candidiasis (mouth mucous infection), oral hairy leukoplakia (tongue looks hairy), herpes zoster (shingles)
AIDS stage includes the HIV infection along with CD4+ cell count of ______ or documentation of ______________
<200
an AIDS defining condition
when in aids are highly susceptible to __________
opportunistic infections
AIDS invloves opportunistic infections such as _____, _____, ______, and _____
pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
cytomegalovirus (CMV) - can cause enteritis (inflammation on small intestine) and can cause blindness
cryptosporidiosis - causes severe diarrhea
Tuberculosis
other manifestations of AIDS (not opportunistic infections)
Kaposi’s sarcoma
lymphoma
HIV-associated encephalopathy (can develop dementia)
HIV-associated wasting
direct organ damage
what is kaposi’s sarcoma
Cancer of the lymphatic and vascular endothelium
clinical manifestations of kaposi’s sarcoma
Purple nodules on skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, or throughout the GIT
Lesions in the oral cavity or esophagus=> painful swallowing and/or dysphagia
GIT - diarrhea or intestinal obstruction
Drug therapy for HIV And AIDS
antiretroviral therapy (ART)
drugs used for complications
consider side effects and food-drug interactions
Antiretroviral drugs => act to __________________
Combination of _____ antiretroviral agents
Reduces __________ of the virus in the _____
Decrease rate of _______________
Increases survival time
suppress replication of HIV
three
concentrations
blood
opportunistic infections
what drugs block the virus’s replication mechanism
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)