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HIV and AIDS
HIV/AIDS OBJECTIVES
- Define HIV and AIDS.
- List and explain the HIV timeline.
- Describe the organs of the immune system and the immune’s response to the disease.
- Describe the HIV Life Cycle.
- Explain the Illness Progression Chart.
- Define Opportunistic Infections and list common illnesses related to AIDS.
- Describe HIV testing options.
- List and explain ways to prevent HIV/AIDS.
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HIV/AIDS STUDENT OUTLINE
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DEFINITION
HIV
AIDS
HISTORY AND TIMELINE OF HIV/AIDS
THEORIES RELATED TO HIV/AIDS
HIV 2
BODY’S LINE OF DEFENSE
1. Skin
2. Fluids/organs
3. Immune System
Organs of the Immune System
1. Bone Marrow
2. Thymus
3. Lymph Nodes
4. Spleen
LYMPHOCYTES
Definition
Two Main Lymphocytes
T-cells-3 groups
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Macrophages
Dendritic Cells
Antibodies
NORMAL T-CELL COUNT
ILLNESS PROGRESSION CHART
1. HIV INFECTIOUS BODILY FLUIDS
2. HIV ENTRY POINTS
3. MAJOR ROUTES OF HIV INFECTION
PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE
STAGE 1 PRIMARY HIV INFECTION
STAGE 2 ASYMPTOMATIC
STAGE 3 SYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS
OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES
HIV TESTING
1. ELISA
2. Western Blot
3. IFA
4. At Home Test
TEST RESULTS
OTHER TESTS
1. T-cell count test
2. Viral Load test
OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASE OR OI
Definition
TYPES OF OI DISEASES
HIV/AIDS TREATMENT
1. AZT
2. HAART
3. OTHER ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS
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PREVENTION
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OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO HIV/AIDS
