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the most advanced stage of HIV infection: it severely weakens the body immune system
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS)
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a lack of response to skin testing that indicates the bodys inability to mount a normal response to invasion by a pathogen
anergic reaction
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a disease causing microorganism carried in a hosts blood & transmitted through contact with infected blood , tissue, or body fluids
bloodborne patogen
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a painless ulcer that may appear on the tongue, the lips, the genitalia, the rectum, or elsewhere
chancre
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an international recognized research protocol designed to evaluate the efficacy or safety of drugs and to produce scientifically valid results
clinical drug trial
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a blood test the confirms the presence of antibodies developed by the body's immune system in response to an initial HIV infection
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)
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a white lesion on the tongue associated with aids
hairy leukoplakia
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white blood cells that are a key component of the bodys immune system and that work in coordination with other whit blood cells to combat infection
helper T cells
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a retrovirus that gradually destroys the bodys immune system and causes AIDS
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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having an impaired or weakend immune system
immunocompromised
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a blood test used to confirm enzyme- linked immunosorben assay (ELISA) test results for HIV infection
immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) test
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a condition characterized by yellowness of the skin, eyes, muccous membranes, and excretions, occurs during the second stage of hepatitus infection
jaundice
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abnormal tissue occuring in the skin, and sumtimes in the lymph nodes & organs manifested by reddish purple to dark blue patches or patches or spots on the skin
kaposis sarcoma
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exposure to a pathagon through mucous membranes
mucocuteneous exposure
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exposure to a pathogen through a puncture wound or needlestick
percutaneous exposure
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a blood test used to confirm enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test results for HIV infection
western bbt test
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the ease with which people can move into and out of space
accessibility
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able to be emptied or used up, as with supplies
consumable
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a solution sprayed on a slide immediately after the specimen is applied. It is used to preserve and hold the cells in place until amicroscopic examination is performed
fixative
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an examination performed by a physician to confirm a patients health or to diagnose a medical problem
general physical examination
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a water sulable gel used during examination of the rectum or vaginal cavity
lubricant
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blood contained in some other substance, not visible to the naked eye
occult blood
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