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| infectious diseases associated with AIDS--they occur because HIV lowers the immunity and allows them to infect, whereas a normal immune system would contain them |
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| drug that treats AIDS by blocking the production o protease, a proteolytic enzyme that helps create new viral pieces for HIV |
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| reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
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| drug that treats AIDS by blocking reverse transcriptase, an enzyme needed to mke copies of HIV |
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| weight loss, decrease in muscular strength, appetite, and mental activity associated with AIDS |
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| measures the number of CD4+ T cells in the bloodstream of patients with AIDS |
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| A normal CD4+ count is between ____ and ____ CD4+ cells per mm3. If it falls below ___ to ___, it is time to start treatment with anti-HIV drugs |
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| Screening test to detect anti-HIV antibodies in the bloodstream |
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| test that is done to confirm a positive ELISA test |
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| test that separates immunoglobulins |
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| measurement of the amount of AIDS virus in the bloodstream |
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| x-ray imaging produces cross-sectional and other views of anatomic structures |
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| cytokine that promotes neutrophil producion |
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| granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
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| What does G-CSF stand for? |
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| cytokine secreted by macrophage to promote growth of myeloid progenitor cells and their differentiation to granulocytes |
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| granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
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| What does GM-CSF stand for? |
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| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM are examples of ____________ |
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| IL1 to IL15 are _________ |
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| abbreviation for monoclonal antibody |
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| enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
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| What does ELISA stand for? |
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| polymerase chain reaction |
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| nucleic acid sequence based amplification |
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| What does NASBA stand for? |
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| PCR and NASBA are examples of _________ |
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