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Differentiate between active and passive immunity.
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active - you acquire it on your own
natural: after being sick
artificial: vaccine
passive - you must receive it through someone else.
natural: mother to baby
artificial: from medicine
Chart the spectrum of untreated HIV infection
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1-3 Weeks: acute infection
3w-3m: HIV antibody test becomes positive
3w-8 years: asymptomatic
, 8-10 years: symptomatic infection
10+: aids
Demonstrate knowledge of the different types of hypersensitivity I, II, III, IV.
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I: allergies-stings, latex, medicine
II: Cytotoxic-antibody related, immune sys destroys
III: immune complex disposition- lupus, pneumocytosis
IV: delayed-cell meditated
Explain the ways human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted and the factors
that affect transmission
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-Sexual contact: semen, vaginal fluid
-Parenteral:Injection drug users, blood product transfusion
-Perinatal: pregnancy/delivery, Breast milk (25%babies conract, 2% w
treatment)
Risk factors: having a prior STD, women are at higher risk because of poor
access to education, highest risk is anal sex
Describe the nursing and inter-professional management of wound healing.
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