Opportunistic Infections with AIDS
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| candidiasis | Candida, overgrows causing infection of mouth, respiratory tract, & skin
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| cryptoccocal infection (crypto) | Cryptoccocus causes lung, brain & blood infections
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| Cryptosporidiosis | Cryptosporidium infection of gastrointestinal tract, brain & spinal cord
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| cytomegalovirus is found in | saliva, semen, cervical secretions, urine, feces, blood & breast milk
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| cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection | virus causes enteritis & retinitis; usually only causes disease when immune system compromised
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| Herpes Simplex | viral infection causes small blisters on skin of lips/nose, or on genitals
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| can also cause encephalitis | Herpes Simplex virus
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| histoplasmosis (Histo) | Histoplasma capsulatum infection caused by inhalation of dust contaminated with pathogen
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| causes fever, chills, & lung infections | histoplasmosis
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| mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) infection | bacterial disease manifesting with fever, malaise, night sweats, anorexia, diarrhea, weight loss, as well as lung & blood infections
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| pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) | pneumoccocus jirovecii cause lung infection with fever, cough, & chest pain
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| treatment includes: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, combination of antibiotics, or with pentamidine | pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
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| this can help prevent occurance of PCP | aerosolizes pentamidine, which is inhaled
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| toxoplasmosis (Toxo) | parasitic infection involving CNS, causing fever, chills, visual distrubances, confusion, hemiparesis, & seizures
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| acquired by eating uncooked lamb/pork, unpasturized dairy products & raw eggs/vegetables | Toxo
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| Tuberculosis (TB) | bacterial disease involving the lungs; signs/symptoms are fever, loss of weight, anorexia, & low energy
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