| A | B |
|---|
| HIV stands for | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HIV1 | mutates easily & frequently & has multiple strains |
| HIV2 | less transmittable - interval between initial infection and onset |
| HIV1 is more common in | USA |
| HIV early symptoms | flu like, cancer atypical with history |
| treated w/ antiretroviral drugs to | boost immune response |
| Kaposi sarcoma | cancer specific to HIV/AIDS |
| pneumocystic pneumonia | illness can be fatal |
| opportunistic infections | pneumocystis, candidiasis, |
| cytomegalovirus | eye problems, can lead to blindness |
| crytosporiosis | diarrhae associated with HIV/AIDS |
| AIDS dementia | degeneration of brain |
| 4 ways HIV is transmitted | blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk |
| HIV not found in | urine, stool, vomit, sweat |
| Acquited immunodeficiency syndrome is | end stage of HIV infection |
| acute retroviral syndrome | flu like symptoms |
| ELISA, Western Blot | initial screening tests |
| drug cocktail | HAART |
| treat when Tcount is less than | 350 |
| distal sensory polyneuropathy feels like | burning, numb |
