HIV/AIDs Flashcards
HIV- what does it stand for and 3 symptoms
Human immunodeficiency virus
Fatigue, swollen glands in throat and armpit, weight loss
4 ways It cannot be transmitted
Sharing drinks, kissing, hugging, holding hands
HIV attacks what in the body
Breaks down immune system
When does HIV become and AIDS diagnosis
Most advanced stage of the virus, immune system becomes damaged and get infected and cancers easily, usually takes 10 years or more
AIDS- what does it stand for and 3 symptoms
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Trush, diarrhea, infections
Is there a cure
No
4 fluids that spread HIV
Blood, semen, breast milk, vaginal fluids
3 ways to prevent transmission of the virus
Don’t get fluids into body, should be tested if exposed, condom use
Can it spread to French kissing
Nope
What medicines do HIV-positive people take
Cocktails- combination of medicines that strengthen the immune system
Analogy
A comparison between two things, a thing that is comparable to something else in significant respects
Ana’s memories, people in her life, in the pictures of her mother are all significant accounts of Ana’s life, why?
Create memories Represent her past Show the change in her life Formed her to be the person she is Learned and expended things
Anna decisions how do they affect her life
Change her life Affect your life in a big way No parents to help Has to live on her own No one to support her decisions
How was is Ana’s story a mosaic
Different pieces of her life make up as a whole
All the changes and challenges she went through bring together who she is now
Doesn’t remember everything in past cause she was so young when envy thing happened so puts together all the bits and pieces she has
