Blood testsmeasure your CD4 count and viral load. If your CD4 count is lower than the normal range, your immune system has been affected by HIV. Viral load is the amount of HIV in your blood at any given time. Tests for STIs and other infections, including syphilis, gonorrhea, and chla...
RPR Test for Syphilis Syphilis is an STI that's typically spread through contact with someone’s infected sores during unprotected sex. The syphilis bacterium is called Treponema pallidum. It enters your body through your mucous membranes or cuts or abrasions on your skin. Syphilis has four stage...
The Sausage Tree aka Kigelia africana Family: Bignoniaceae The Sausage Tree, sometimes called a Cucumber Tree, is truly a one-of-a-kind botancial bastion. A member of the Bignoniaceae family (more common plants in this family include the gorgeous purple Jacaranda tree) is a stand alone in it...
HIV testing, also calledHIVscreening, is the only way to know if you have the virus. Several types of tests check your blood or other body fluids to see whether you're infected. Most can't spot HIV right away because it takes time for your body to make antibodies or for enough of th...
What do an incurable strain of Syphilis called Black Death and influenza have in common? Are bacteria and viruses able to exchange DNA material? The origin of AIDS is finally revealed in this novel called Blue Bark by William Honey. But, what is Blue Bark?
What is an epidemic disease process? What is the etiology of syphilis? What is the worst viral disease in history? What is the pathogenesis of prion diseases? What is the deficiency disease of protein? What is a neurological viral disease?
Explain the purpose of immunologic tests: syphilis tests. What is PCR and why is it useful? Discuss what causes HIV/AIDS and how to prevent it. Explain the purpose of immunologic tests: hepatitis test. What is combination therapy? How is it useful for HIV therapy?
Some sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as STDs, can be detected with a blood test, so you can avoid having to be swabbed.
A variety of tests can be used to detect syphilis serolgy. The most common test for syphilis is therRapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which is commonly performed as a screening test for syphilis and in monitoring patients' response to treatment. When this test is positive, another test, the...
Skin rashes have been associated with COVID-19 infection. Much like other viral diseases such as HIV and bacterial diseases like syphilis, COVID-19 rashes can take many different forms. One study from Spain identified five patterns of COVID-19 rash. The most common type was a "macropapular...