HIV-AIDS Flashcards

1
Q

A viral infection that attacks and slowly destroys the
immune system of the infected person that leads to
“immune deficiency”.

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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2
Q

Decrease or weakness in the body’s ability to fight
off infections and illnesses?

A

Immunodeficiency

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3
Q

HIV specifically targets _____?

A

CD4 cells

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4
Q

It is an _______ icosahedral virus containing two identical single
stranded ____ molecules,

A

enveloped, RNA

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5
Q

The virus is covered in spikes of ‘glycoproteins’ _____ and ______?

A

gp120 and gp41

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6
Q

allow HIV to lock onto the CD4 receptor on CD4 T cells and enter the cell?

A

gp120 and gp41

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7
Q

Genus of HIV?

A

Lentivirus

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8
Q

Family of HIV?

A

Retroviridae

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9
Q

Three enzymes of HIV for replication?

A

Reverse Transcriptase
Integrase
Protease

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10
Q

This is the period when the virus
first enters the body and the
immune system begins to react?

A

Stage 1: Primary Infection (Acute HIV)

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11
Q

This stage is also called asymptomatic
HIV infection or clinical latency?

A

Stage 2: Chronic HIV Infection

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12
Q

TRUE OR FALSE? Without treatment, HIV infection usually advances to AIDS in 10 years or longer,
though it may advance faster in some people?

A

True

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13
Q

The most severe phase and final stage
of HIV infection?

A

Stage 3: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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14
Q

People with AIDS have such badly
damaged immune systems that they
get an increasing number of severe
illnesses, called ______.

A

opportunistic
infections

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15
Q

People receive an AIDS diagnosis when
their CD4 cell count drops below ________?

A

200 cells/mm

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16
Q

A group of signs and symptoms that
occur together and characterize a particular abnormality?

A

Syndrome

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17
Q

HIV treatment involves taking medicine called
_________ drugs that reduces the
amount of HIV in your body?

A

Antiretroviral (ARV)

18
Q

HIV can be suppressed by treatment regimens
composed by a combination of _______?

A

3 or more ARV
drugs.

19
Q

Since 2016, WHO recommended that all people
living with HIV be provided with lifelong ART,
including children, adolescents and adults, and
pregnant and breastfeeding women, regardless
of clinical status or CD4 cell count also known as?

A

Treat All Policy

20
Q

ABCDE stands for?

A

Abstinence
Be Faithful
Correct Condom Use
Don’t Use Drugs
Education

21
Q

2 HIV testing?

A

Elisa
Western Blot Test

22
Q

Screening Testing?

23
Q

Confirmatory Test?

A

Western Blot Test

24
Q

TRUE OR FALSE? In HIV Ab Rapid test results, non-reactive results (HIV negative) only in the control area shows a line?

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TRUE OR FALSE? In HIV Ab Rapid test results, reactive results (HIV positive) line in both control and test area?
TRUE
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refers to the period of time, usually lasting from two (2) weeks to six (6) months?
Window Period
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How long is the window Period?
2 weeks to 6 months
28
U=U means
Undetectable = Untransmittable,
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is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is the use of antiretroviral medication to prevent acquisition of HIV infection.?
PrEP
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Is used by people without HIV who are at risk of being exposed to HIV through sexual contact or injection drug use?
PrEP
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is the use of antiretroviral drugs after a single high-risk event to stop HIV seroconversion.?
PEP
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PEP must be started as soon as possible to be effective—and always within ______ of a possible exposure?
72 hours
33
TRUE OR FALSE? 40% to 90% of people will experience flu-like symptoms within two to four weeks of being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus as the body fights to control the infection?
TRUE
34
People with AIDS typically survive about ______?
3 years
35
AIDS stands for?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
36
Rapid test for HIV?
HIV Ab Rapid Test
37
How many weeks or months to become undetectable after starting treatment?
1-6 Months
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How many months to stay undetectable after undetectable test results?
6 months
39
PrEp stands for?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
40
PEP stands for?
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis