Hiv Case 8.2
HIV INFORMATION
8.2 WORK FILE
This will serve as a review for the exam you will take on HIV/AIDS.
Please use the course Resource Links in addition to the URLs provided in the Web site Resources.
1. Define the acronym for AIDS.
A something a person gets from someone else
I relating to the body's defense system for fighting off diseases and infection
D below normal levels, specifically the body's inability to fight disease.
S a collection of signs or symptoms that when they occur together, mean a person has a particular disease or condition
2. Define the acronym for HIV.
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
3. Briefly outline the 3 phases of HIV infection.
A.1)The person becomes infected and the virus is active
B. 2) the …show more content…
List five personal behaviors that put a person at risk for contracting HIV
A. Multiple sex partners
B. sharing needles.
C. “gay sex”
D. Using already used tattoo needle
E. reusing piercing items
6. Explain in your own words why "DEEP KISSING" is considered a risk behavior for contracting HIV.
The fluid in ones mouth can transfer the virus to another person
7. List the two most frequently used blood tests for HIV antibodies.
A. western blot test
B. Elisa
8. HIV is a 'silent' disease. Consider the written situation and answer the question.
A man is killed in a single car, car accident. A good Samaritan sees the wreck, walks over to the car to assist the injured man. He puts his ear close to the man's mouth to listen for breathing, when he hears /feels none he tries to feel for a pulse. The man is dead. But, he is registered as an organ donor and is rushed to the hospital. The hospital tests his blood and organs and finds them HIV negative. His organs are donated to five different recipients. One-year later, all five-organ recipients are HIV positive. How is this possible? Should the good Samaritan be tested also?
9. Outline the disease cycle for HIV/AIDS.
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8.2 WORK FILE
This will serve as a review for the exam you will take on HIV/AIDS.
Please use the course Resource Links in addition to the URLs provided in the Web site Resources.
1. Define the acronym for AIDS.
A something a person gets from someone else
I relating to the body's defense system for fighting off diseases and infection
D below normal levels, specifically the body's inability to fight disease.
S a collection of signs or symptoms that when they occur together, mean a person has a particular disease or condition
2. Define the acronym for HIV.
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
3. Briefly outline the 3 phases of HIV infection.
A.1)The person becomes infected and the virus is active
B. 2) the …show more content…
List five personal behaviors that put a person at risk for contracting HIV
A. Multiple sex partners
B. sharing needles.
C. “gay sex”
D. Using already used tattoo needle
E. reusing piercing items
6. Explain in your own words why "DEEP KISSING" is considered a risk behavior for contracting HIV.
The fluid in ones mouth can transfer the virus to another person
7. List the two most frequently used blood tests for HIV antibodies.
A. western blot test
B. Elisa
8. HIV is a 'silent' disease. Consider the written situation and answer the question.
A man is killed in a single car, car accident. A good Samaritan sees the wreck, walks over to the car to assist the injured man. He puts his ear close to the man's mouth to listen for breathing, when he hears /feels none he tries to feel for a pulse. The man is dead. But, he is registered as an organ donor and is rushed to the hospital. The hospital tests his blood and organs and finds them HIV negative. His organs are donated to five different recipients. One-year later, all five-organ recipients are HIV positive. How is this possible? Should the good Samaritan be tested also?
9. Outline the disease cycle for HIV/AIDS.
Include:
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