Immune System, HIV and Cancer Flashcards
Illustrate immune system components and functions Describe the common immune system diseases and treatments Explain cancer and chemotherapy medications used to treat cancer
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What is innate immunity?
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Genera and non specific immunity that you are
2
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What are two common opportunistic infections that affect HIV patients?
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Pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) and Mycobacterium Avium Complex ( MAC)
3
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What are the three main types of organ rejection?
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Hyperacute ( within minutes) , Acute ( 2-3 wks) and chronic ( 3 plus months)
4
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What are carcinomas
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Cancer that originates in the epithelial tissues and account for 90% of all cancer
5
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What are Sarcomas?
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Cancers that originate in connective tissues such as bones, muscles, and lymph.
6
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Where do blood and lymph cancers originate?
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bone marrow
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