Week 2: HIV/AIDS Animation Exercise (pathology B)
using your knowledge of the disease process in AIDS, select the statement which best describes the onset of an opportunistic infection
the CD4 count is so low that the immune system lacks the resources to destroy cells infected with opportunistic pathogens
identify what the acronym AIDS stands for
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
identify the leukocyte directly responsible for destroying infected cells and tumor cells
T lymphocyte
the etiology of aids is the
human immunodeficiency virus
select the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with an advanced case of AIDS
kaposi's sarcoma is a type of cancer that occurs as a result of the low CD4 cell count