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NUR 402 HIV Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What is the cell that HIV targets? - answer✔CD4+ T cell
Cells with these receptors are seen on the surface of T lymphocytes, monocytes, dendritic cells,
& brain microglia
How is HIV transmitted? - answer✔Through contact with certain bodily fluids: blood, semen,
vaginal secretion, breast milk
Ways an infected person can spread HIV - answer✔1) Sexual intercourse, specifically MSM
2) Perinatal: breastfeeding
3) Exposure to HIV-infected blood products
How is HIV NOT spread? - answer✔Casually: hugging, kissing, shaking hands, etc.
Phases of HIV infection - answer✔Acute
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Asymptomatic
Symptomatic
When does the acute phase occur? - answer✔1-3 weeks after infection
Manifestations in the acute phase - answer✔Flu-like/mono
Fever
Swollen nodes
Sore throat
Malaise
Why is the acute phase highly infectious? - answer✔High viral load: high amounts of HIV
circulating in the blood
The pt is most infectious during this stage
Why is there a high viral load in the acute phase? - answer✔They body hasn't sensed anything is
wrong yet: it continues to make the CD4 cells that HIV infects