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#je$$stack115 term5
#1jess pharm 115 term week 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adherence | closely following the treatment regimen |
| antiretroviral | medication that interferes with the replication of retroviruses |
| antiviral | medication that is able to inhibit viral replication |
| antiviral resistance | ability of a virus to overcome the action of antiviral agents |
| asymptomatic | condition in which there is no outward evidence that an infection is present |
| CD4 count | number of CD4 cells in a sample of blood |
| CD4 T lymphocyte | white blood vessels that fight infection |
| cold chain | set of safe handling practices that ensure vaccines and immunologicals requiring refrigeration are maintained at the required temperature from the time of manufacture until the time of administration to patients |
| conjugate vaccine | links antigens or toxoids to the polysaccharide or sugar molecules that certain bacteria use as a protective device to disguise themselves |
| cross-resistance | development of resistance to one drug in a particular class that results in resistance to the other drugs in that class |
| drug resistance testing | test to determine if an individual's HIV strain is resistant to any anti-HIV medications |
| highly active antiretroviral therapy | combination of three or more antiretroviral medications taken in regimen |
| host | individual infected with a virus |
| immunosuppressants | medications that inhibit proliferation of the cells of the immune system |
| immunization | deliberate artificial exposure to disease to produce acquired immunity |
| inactivated vaccine | killed vaccine that provides less immunity than live vaccines but has fewer risks for vaccine-induced disease |
| attenuated vaccine | living but weakened version of the invader that does not cause disease |
| perinatal transmission | transmission of the HIV from an HIV-infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery or through breast milk |
| prophylaxis | procedure or medication to prevent a disease, rather than to treat an existing disease |
| toxoid vaccine | stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies to a specific toxin that cause illness |
| vaccine | substance that prevents disease by taking advantage of your body's ability to make antibodies and release killer cells to disease |
| viral load | amount of materials from the virus that get released into the blood when the HIV reproduces |
| virion | infectious particles of a virus |
| virostatic | able to suppress viral proliferation |
| virus | intracellular parasite that consists of DNA and RNA core surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes an outer covering of lipoprotein |
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