| A | B |
|---|
| anonymously | without being identified by name |
| antibodies | special chemicals in the body that fight infections |
| HIV wasting syndrome | 10% or more of body fat is lost over a short period of time |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | rare skin cancer (sometimes found in AIDS patients) |
| opportunistic exposure | exposure to disease in the workplace |
| Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia | leading cause of death for people with AIDS (lung infection) |
| syndrome | several signs and symptoms that together characterized a disease |
| Human immunodeficiency virus | AIDS |
| Postive HIV test (HIV poistive) | when a blood test finds HIV antibodies |
| Negative HIV test (HIV negative) | no HIV antibodies are found by a HIV test |
| opportunitic infection | most healthy people resist (do not get) this type of disease |
| Four Principles that need special attention when working with AIDS patients | Dignity, Communication, Independence, Infection Control |
| Contagious | can be spread from person to person |
| weak immune system | the body is unable to fight off infection |
| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) | the least serious of the hepatitis liver diseases. |
| Hepatitisd B Virus | (A very serious hepatitis liver disease that is transmitted by direct contact with blood or body fluids) |
| Tuberculosis | A bacterial infection of the lungs spread through the air from one person to another |
| Mantoux test | a skin test used to determine if you've been exposed to TB |
