HIV/AIDs
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- autoclave
- to sterilize with steam under pressure
- macrophages
- white blood cells that surround and destroy pathogens
- home collection kit for HIV testing
- kit that allows a person to take a blood sample at home, place drops of blood on a test card, mail the card to a lab, and call to get HIV results
- ELISA
- blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV
- HIV positive
- term used to describe a person who as antibodies for HIV present in the blood
- AZT
- drug that slows down the rate at white HIV multiplies
- oppurtunistic infection
- infection that develops in a person with a weak immune system
- oral hairy leukoplakia
- infection with fuzzy white patches found on the tongue
- PCP (pneumocystis carinii pneumonia)
- form of pneumonia taht may affect people infected with HIV
- lymphocytes
- white blood cells that help the body fight pathogens
- AIDS dementia complex
- loss of brain funtion caused by HIV infecion
- universal precautions
- steps taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all human blood and certain body fluids as if they contained HIV, HBV, and other pathogens
- perinatal transmission
- transfer of an infection to a baby during pregnancy during pregnancy, delivery, or after birth through breast milk
- kaposi's sarcoma (KS)
- type of cancer that affects people who are infected with HIV, causes lesions
- ddi
- drug that slows down the rate at which HIV multiplies
- protease inhibitors
- antiviral drugs that decrease the amount of HIV in the blood and increase the helper T cell count
- Aerosolized pentamidine isethionate
- drug to prevent pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
- thrush
- fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the tongue and mouth
- Western Blot
- blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV and to confirm an ELISA test
- B cell
- white blood cells that produce antibodies
- HIV wasting syndrome
- substantial loss in body weight that is accompanied by high fevers, sweating, and diarrhea
- human immunodeficiency virus
- a pathogen that destroys infection-fighting T cells in the body
- antibody
- special protein that helps fight infection
- helper T cell
- white blood cell that signals B cells to produce anitbodies
- injecting drug user
- person who injects illegal drugs into the body with syringes, needles, and other injection equipment
- HIV negative
- term used to describe a person who does not have antibodies for HIV present in the blood
- monogamous marriage
- marriage in which partners have sex only with each other