acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 1

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by

Answer 1

HIV virus

Question 2

what does AIDS do to t helper cells

Answer 2

Depletes the body’s T helper (Th) cells

Question 3

individuals with AIDS are susceptible to

Answer 3

life-threatening infections and cancer

Question 4

AIDS is a viral disease caused by

Answer 4

HIV virus

Question 5

AIDS infects and depletes

Answer 5

Infects & depletes a portion of the immune
system (Th cells)

Question 6

AIDS make individuals susceptible to

Answer 6

life threatening
infections & malignancies

Question 7

what has stabilized the
# of new cases & deaths in the U.S. of AIDS

Answer 7

Public health campaigns & aggressive antiviral therapies

Question 8

HIV is what type of pathogen

Answer 8

blood borne pathogen

Question 9

HIV is a blood born pathogen present in

Answer 9

body fluids w/routes of
transmission

Question 10

what are the routes of transmission for HIV

Answer 10

blood, IV drug abuse, hetero & homosexual activity,
& maternal child transmission during birth

Question 11

what are the 2 types of HIV

Answer 11

HIV-1 and HIV-2

Question 12

the two types of HIV are both _______

Answer 12

retroviruses