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AIDS/HIV Final Exam Review
Dr. Bertram Jacobs AIDS/HIV MIC 314 Study Guide
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
05/03/2011

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What is stigma?
Definition
Stigma is pressure from society to make us live in a particular way.
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What is the most common symptom of all STIs?
Definition
The most common symptom of STIs are none at all.
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Symptoms of Chlamydia?
Definition
Discharge, burning sensation when urinating - May cause PID
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Symptoms of Syphilis?
Definition
Fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and fatigue
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Symptoms of Herpes
Definition
Painful rash
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Symptoms of HPV?
Definition
No symptoms
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Symptoms of Gonorrhea?
Definition
White/yellow/green discharge (women will have no symptoms)
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What is self-disclosure?
Definition
Intentionally revealing info about yourself that cannot be observed by others
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Why don’t people disclose important sexual information?
Definition
People dont disclose because it involves risk and vulnerability on the part of the person.
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What are the most commonly treated STIs?
Definition
Women = Trichomoniasis, Chlamydia = most reported STD, Common STD = Herpes
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How is Trichomoniasis treated?
Definition
Antibiotics
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How is Chlamydia treated?
Definition
Antibiotics
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How is herpes treated?
Definition
Topical NRTI's.
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What are the female implications of leaving certain STIs untreated?
Definition
Sterility, PID
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Which vaccine was used as a vector in the Merck Trial?
Definition
The Merck Trial used a adenovirus vector.
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What does HEPS stand for?
Definition
HEPS stands for Highly-Exposed Persistently Seronegative
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What is SAM?
Definition
SAM is the sympathetic adrenal-medullary system (flight or fight response) which when activated can enhance the immune system.
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What is HPAC?
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HPAC is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocorticial system (distress system) which will suppress immune system when activate.
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Part B of the Ryan White Act....
Definition
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), helps people afford their medications.
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Part A of the Ryan White Act...
Definition
Continued care for people living with HIV. Provides core medical and support services.
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Part C of the Ryan White Act...
Definition
Provides outpatient HIV early intervention services and ambulatory care (MIHS)
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Part D of the Ryan White Act...
Definition
Provides family-centered care for infants, children, and youth. Primary care.
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What is MIHS?
Definition
Maricopa Integrated Health System
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Pure Food and Drugs Act - 1906
Definition
Inspired by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Required manufacturers to declare drug contents (only)
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Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - 1938
Definition
Required drugs to be proven safe...but not necessarily effectiveness.
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Durham-Humphrey Amendment (To Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act)-1951
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Required certain drugs to be available only by prescription
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Kefauver-Harris Act - 1962
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Required drug efficacy in order to be put on market.
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Arizona HIV/AIDS stats in Children
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-69 infected children
-196 exposed infants
-Following 261 children total
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Presenting signs/symptoms among youth with HIV infection
Definition
Lack of growth, Fatigue, no achievement of normal development (crawling walking talking sitting), LIP- lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, Teen Pregnancy(?what?), acute sever illness with no clear cause
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What is a proximal cause of the HIV/AIDS epidemic?
Definition
HIV Virus
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What is a distal cause of the HIV epidemic?
Definition
Poverty, inequality.
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Kirk Baxter
Definition
Founded Body Positive, Restarted AIDS walk
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What is TRALI?
Definition
Transmission Related Acute Lung Injury, comes from donated plasma from women who have given birth (causes lungs to fill with liquid destroying the lung- antigen related)
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Phase I of Clinical Trials
Definition
Healthy humans, used to study safety, and maximum safe dose
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Phase II of Clinical Trials
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Used to determine efficacy, effective dose, delivery method, etc.
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Phase III of Clinical Trials...
Definition
Comparative studies
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Phase IV of clinical trials...
Definition
Measuring long term effects after drug is approved
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