Quizlet HIV/AIDS

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  1. Abstinence: act of refraining from
  2. AIDS: a 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
  3. B cells: a white blood cell that make antibodies
  4. EIA: a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood
  5. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
  6. HIV: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  7. Immune System: a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
  8. Lymphoma: a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant
  9. PCP pneumonia: A disease caused by HIV.
  10. Rapid Tests: A type of test for HIV, results come in in 20 minutes.
  11. T cells: an immune system cell that coordinates the immune system and attacks many infected cells
  12. Western Blot: blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV and to confirm an ELISA test