HIV and AIDS E&P

Question 1

True or False: Transmitted through semen, blood, vaginal fluid, breast milk.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or False: Affects T-lymphocyte cells (CD4)

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is the name of the blood test for HIV?

Answer 3

ELISA test.

Question 4

True or false: HIV destroys immune cells called CD4 cells,

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False: When the cells have dropped to 500-1200 or below, a person with HIV is considered to have AIDS

Answer 5

False: The count is 200 CD4 cells for a person to be diagnosed with AIDS. Stage 3 infection

Question 6

What is another factor signaling the AIDS virus?

Answer 6

The presence of opportunistic infections.
Opportunistic infections are diseases caused by viruses, fungi, or bacteria that would not make a person with a fully functioning immune system sick.

Question 7

What are CD4 cells?

Answer 7

CD4 cells are white blood cells that fight infection. CD4 counts evaluate the health of the immune system and monitor human immunodeficiency virus progression.

Question 8

What population has the highest percentage of AIDS?

1) Black homosexual
2) white homosexual
3) Hispanic homosexual

Answer 8

1) Black homosexual

Question 9

What is the age range for highest percentage of people infected with AIDS?

Answer 9

20-29

Question 10

Symptoms of HIV?

Answer 10

Fatigue, fever, rash, swollen lymph nodes, thrush, skin disorders, menstrual disorders, sleep disturbances, anxiety/depression, respiratory disorders.

Question 11

When to start treatment?

Answer 11

Begin at time of initial diagnosis of HIV or AIDS, regardless of CD4 count?

Question 12

How does HIV replicate?

Answer 12

When the HIV virus enters a healthy cell, it attempts to make copies of itself. It does this by using an enzyme called reverse transcriptase?

Question 13

What is AZT?

Answer 13

A reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Question 14

How can acupuncture help people with HIV and AIDS?

Answer 14

Acupuncture can activate T-cells and regulate activity of NK (natural killer) cells. It can also help with the release of antibacterial peptides. Improves impaired immune function.

Question 15

TCM patterns for neuropathy?

Answer 15

Blood deficiency
Yin deficiency
Blood stagnation
Pathogenic heat

Question 16

Points

Answer 16

St36, Sp6, K3, K6, GB40, Bl57,Bl60, Bl63, Ba Feng, Baxie, K1 / Shen Men, Cingulate gyrus, Thalamus, Point Zero, Omega 2

Question 17

What does U = U mean?

Answer 17

U = U
Undetectable = Untrabnsmittable
Stay on treatment. Stay undetectable. Stay uninfectious.

Question 18

True or False: Daily PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90%.

Answer 18

True. PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body

Question 19

What si Post Exposure Prophylaxis?

Answer 19

(PEP) is short-term antiretroviral treatment to reduce the likelihood of HIV infection after potential exposure