Chapter 30 Flashcards
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Is a virus that attacks the bodies immune system
HIV
In HIV infection combined with severe immune defiance he final stage of infection with HIV
Aids
Drugs that are injected into the veins
Intravenous drugs
Is a test that screens for the presence of an HIV antibodies in the blood this is not a test for HIV infection or aids
ELISA
A highly accurate test used to confirm the results of a reactive ELISA
Confirmatory test
This is a period of months or years during which the virus is present in the blood but their no symptoms or signs of disease
Asymptomatic stage
Infections and other diseases caused by organisms that do not usually produce illnesses in healthy people with unimpaired immune systems
AIDS opportunistic illnesses
Of fungal infection that may cause meningitis which is information of the coverings of the brain or form of pneumonia
Cryptococcosis
Is it protozoal infection that causes a form of pneumonia is this clued difficulty in breathing fever persistent cough
Pneumocystis caribou pneumonia
This is a protozoal infection that can cause encephalitis
Toxoplasmosis Gondii
This is an inflammation of the nerves connecting the central nervous system to the sensory organs muscles glands internal organs symptoms include numbness tingling pain and muscle weakness
Peripheral nerve spinal cord dysfunction