Lesson 4 Flashcards
An immune deficiency that is aqcuired, not hereditary nor inborn
AIDS / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What does AIDS means
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What is the cause of AIDS / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
HIV / Human Immunodeficiency Virus
It is a retrovirus, that belongs to lentivirus, or called “slow virus”
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
The period between infection and appearance of AIDS can take from _________ years
7 to 12 years
HIV invades several types of cells
Lymphocytes
Macrophages
Langerhan cells
Neurons within the CNS
What does human being produces against infections
Antibodies
What do you call : when HIV infection takes place, anti-HIV antibodies are produced but they do not appear immediately
Window effect
Antibodies to HIV become detectable _________ weeks after infection
4-6 weeks
A person becomes infected with HIV through
Sexual contact with infected person
Injection of infected blood or blood products
Perinatal or vertical transmission
Ways to be infected with blood-infected HIV
Blood transfusion
Transmission during pregnancy
Organ donation
Accidental exposure in hospitals and clinics
How is a child infected by HIV during pregnancy
Tran-placental
When mother developed advanced aids
What are the diagnostic test for HIV
Particle Agglutination Test (PA test)
Immunofluorescent test
RIPA / Radio immuno-precipitation assay
HIV antibody test
When HIV antibodies are not detectable, it is considered ______ antibody test
Negative antibody test
When HIV antibodies are detectable in the blood, it is considered ______
HIV positive
A criterion that determines whether the client is HIV positive or whether the illness is already categorized as Aids
CD4 count
Neurological symptoms of HIV
Memory loss
Altered gait
Depression
Sleep d/o
Chronic diarrhea
The neurological symptoms in hiv is called
Aids-related complex (ARC)
Major signs of AIDS
Loss of weight - 10% of body weight
Chronic diarrhea for more than a month
Prolonged fever for one month
Top 10 Symptoms of Hiv / Aids
Depression
Diarrhea
Thrush
Weight loss
Lipodystrophy
Sinus infection
Fatigue
Nausea and vomitiny
It is the “fat distribution syndrome”
Lipodystrophy
Lactic acid builds up in the client’s body due to damage in mitochondria
Lactic Acidosis
It is the “burning and tingling of the feet and hands”
Peripheral neuropathy
A tb like manifestation that usually occur when the patient’s CD4 is below 50
MAC or Mycobacterium Avium Complex
Common opportunistic infections: bacterial
Mycobacterium Avium Complex / MAC
Tuberculosis
Salmonellosis
A disease of the skin and mucous membrane characterized by dome shaped papules
Molluscum Contagiosum
Common opportunistic infections: viral
Herpes
Hepatitis
Genital warts
Cmv
Molluscum contagiosum
Common opportunistic infections: fungal
Candidiasis
Cryptococcal meningitis
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Common opportunistic infections: cancer
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Cervical dysplasia
Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
A cancerous lesion caused by overgrowth of blood vessels
Kaposi’s sarcoma
A cancerous tumor of the lymph nodes
Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
Common opportunistic infections:parisitic
Toxoplasmosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Caused by a microscopic parasite “cryptosporidium” known as crypto
Cryptosporidiosis
What is the treatment used for HIV -AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs
The 4 C’s in the management of Hiv/Aids
Compliance
Counselling / education
Contact tracing
Condoms
Tracing out and providing treatment to partners
Contact tracing
