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    The document discusses HIV/AIDS, defining HIV as the human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It states that HIV is a retrovirus transmitted through bodily fluids including blood, semen, vaginal/rectal fluids, and breastmilk. Those with AIDS develop opportunistic infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and various cancers as their immune systems are compromised. Clinical manifestations of HIV/AIDS include weight loss, chronic diarrhea, prolonged fever, coughing, oral thrush, and lymphadenopathy. ELISA and Western Blot tests are used to diagnose HIV, and reverse transcriptase inhibitors like zidovudine are common treatments. Nurses recommend practicing safe sex, abstinence, and

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    The document discusses HIV/AIDS, defining HIV as the human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It states that HIV is a retrovirus transmitted through bodily fluids including blood, semen, vaginal/rectal fluids, and breastmilk. Those with AIDS develop opportunistic infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and various cancers as their immune systems are compromised. Clinical manifestations of HIV/AIDS include weight loss, chronic diarrhea, prolonged fever, coughing, oral thrush, and lymphadenopathy. ELISA and Western Blot tests are used to diagnose HIV, and reverse transcriptase inhibitors like zidovudine are common treatments. Nurses recommend practicing safe sex, abstinence, and

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    HIV AIDS

    Introduction
    What does HIV mean?
    Human immunodeficiency virus

    What does AIDS mean?


    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
    Causative Agent

    HIV
    (Retrovirus)
    Mode of Transmission
    • 3P’s of body fluids
    • 1. Person to Person
    • 2. Percutaneous/Parenteral
    • 3. Placental
    • Virus can be transmitted via blood, semen,
    vaginal/rectal fluids and breastmilk
    Opportunistic Infections
    a. Pneumonia H. Cancer such as
    b. Tuberculosis Kaposi’s sarcoma
    c. Oral Thrush and
    d. Cytomegalovirus Lymphoma
    e. Cryptococcal Meningitis
    f. Toxoplasmosis
    g. Cryptosporidiosis
    Clinical Manifestations
    • Major Signs
    1. Wt loss- 10% of body wt.
    2. Chronic Diarrhea for 1 month
    3. Prolonged Fever for 1 month
    Clinical Manifestations
    • Minor Symptoms
    1. Coughing for 1 month

    2. Candidiasis (oropharygeal)

    3. Herpes zoster (recurrent)

    4. Lymphadenopathies (generalized)
    Diagnostics
    • Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent
    Assay (ELISA)- Screening

    • Western Blot- Confirmatory


    Treatments
    • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

    Examples of RTI’s are : Zidovudine, Stavudine,


    Didanosine
    Nursing Interventions
    • 1. Practice safe sex

    • 2. Abstinence

    • 3. Standard Precaution

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