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Flashcards: AIDS/HIV

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HIVthe virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
AIDSa syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that renders immune cells ineffective, permitting opportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurologic diseases to develop; transmitted sexually or through contaminated blood
EIAa test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood
ELISAblood test used to check for antibodies for HIV
Rapid testsa blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV, results in 20 minutes, a blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV, results in 20 minutes