Hiv-Reaction Paper
25 TERMS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- is a lentivirus ( a member of the retrovirus family) that causes required immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a conditions in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)- is a disease of human immune system caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Sex- is a process of combining and mixing of genetic traits, often in resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male and female variety.
Condom- is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted disease such as a gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV.
Medicine- is the science and the art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness in human beings.
Subsidy- is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributed as subventions in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry or an increase in the prices of its products or simply to encourage it to hire more labor.
Disease- is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often constructed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.
Antiretroviral drugs (ARV)- are medications for the treatment of infection by the retroviruses, primarily HIV.
Bronchitis- is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchi, the airways that carry air flow from the trachea into the lungs.
Cluster of Differentiation (CD4)- is a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of the T helper cells, monocytes, macrocytes and dendritic cells.
Viral Load- is a measure of the severity of the viral infection, and can be calculated by estimating the amount of virus in an involved body fluid.
Department of Health (DOH)- is a
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- is a lentivirus ( a member of the retrovirus family) that causes required immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a conditions in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)- is a disease of human immune system caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Sex- is a process of combining and mixing of genetic traits, often in resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male and female variety.
Condom- is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted disease such as a gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV.
Medicine- is the science and the art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness in human beings.
Subsidy- is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributed as subventions in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry or an increase in the prices of its products or simply to encourage it to hire more labor.
Disease- is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often constructed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.
Antiretroviral drugs (ARV)- are medications for the treatment of infection by the retroviruses, primarily HIV.
Bronchitis- is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchi, the airways that carry air flow from the trachea into the lungs.
Cluster of Differentiation (CD4)- is a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of the T helper cells, monocytes, macrocytes and dendritic cells.
Viral Load- is a measure of the severity of the viral infection, and can be calculated by estimating the amount of virus in an involved body fluid.
Department of Health (DOH)- is a