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HIV exam 3 Flashcards

1
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what is turburculosis caused by

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria

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latent TB

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persons with latent TB do not feel sick and do not have any symptoms,

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active TB

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most persons with active TB experience symptoms, which generally include unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite, night sweats, fever, fatigue and chills.

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what is malaria caused by

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a protozoan parasite

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5
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which mosquitos transmit malaria ?

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Malaria is transmitted to humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles

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6
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What impact does TB have on art?

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Victor Hugo, Thomas Mann, and many others have novels in which
tuberculosis plays an important part.

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7
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Who discovered Chlorea ?

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John Snow

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8
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Who is the father of epidemiology ?

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John snow

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9
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How is chlorea spread?

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drinking contaminated water/ fecal oral route

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How is HIV spread ?

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HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, drug users, tatoos,

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11
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How long does it take for HIV to progress to AIDS

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4-20 years

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12
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What type of virus is COVID 19

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single stranded RNA virus

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13
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What is reverse transcritase in HIV ?

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going from RNA to DNA

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14
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What type of virus is HIV/AIDS classified as ?

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retrovirus

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15
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pulmonary TB

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When TB enters lungs 75%

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16
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Military TB

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Miliary TB occurs when TB bacteria enter the bloodstream and attack multiple organs and parts of the body

17
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Malaria is eliminated in us due to

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DDT

18
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How is COVID spread

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person to person contact, airborne transmission

19
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cerebral malaria

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involvement of the brain

20
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What are historical impacts of malaria?

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Ancient Romans, revolutionary way, Napolean, Civil war

21
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What is most severe form of malaria

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P. falciparum causes the most sever symptoms by far.

22
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The connection of malaria and HIV?

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Maria makes HIV more common

23
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what does aids destroy ?

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helper T cells

24
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Type 2?

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HIV-2 is another major HIV type found in West Africa

25
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HIV 1 ?

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11 clades us has B

26
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What secondary infection do AIDS patients have?

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TB is a leading cause of death in people with AIDS.

27
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Historical impact of Chlorea

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Ganges, British Navy

28
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TB transmission

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aresols and inhalation

28
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How many stages of AIDS

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3-4

28
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number 1 killer

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AIDS has spread
out to become probably the number one killer (infectious disease) of people in the world.

29
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Why is HIV vaccine challenging

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constant mutations, antibodies cannot form

29
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Before symptoms what does person have

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HIV

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