HIV/AIDS Flashcards
What does HIV stand for?
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV is the disease that causes:
AIDS
A person infected with HIV can be asymptomatic for up to how many years?
10 years
The first case of AIDS reported in the US was in:
1981
In 1985, HIV testing became available to screen the nation’s blood supply so that individuals would not contract the disease through:
blood transfusions
HIV is transmitted from human to human by?
Sexual contact + blood to blood contact
Which of the following body fluids does not transmit HIV?
Saliva
The single best means of preventing becoming infected with HIV is:
Abstain from any sexual contact and intravenous drug use
All are ways that a person CANNOT acquire HIV except:
Needle stick
Who is at greatest risk of becoming infected with HIV?
Anyone who has sex with an infected partner
When a mother passes HIV virus via breastfeeding or birth, it is known as:
Vertical transmission
What is the most efficient means of sexual transmission of HIV?
Rectal sexual contact
HIV targets which cells?
CD4 cells (T-cells)
Which disease is not part of the ARC of the AIDS virus?
Hepatitis C
All are early symptoms of contracting HIV except:
Rash
This is a rare skin cancer that autoimmune suppressed people sometimes contract:
Kaposi’s sarcoma
In most work situations, transmission is likely to occur because of accidental:
Puncture from needles
When a person wants to be tested for HIV antibodies, what must be obtained from them?
Written, informed consent
True or False? Scientist and medical authorities agree that survives well in the environment, making it possible for environmental transmission.
False
An individual who has tested positive for HIV will be diagnosed with full blown AIDS when:
They have a T-cell count under 200 per milliliter
Target system?
Lymphatic and immune system
What are CD4 cells also known as?
White blood cells/leukocytes
First symptoms are characterized by what?
“Flu-like symptoms” temporarily
-Persistently swollen glands
-Lack of energy
-Weight loss
