Select all the possible opportunistic infections that adversely affect HIV/AIDS infected patients:
A- Visual losses
B- Kaposi’s sarcoma
C- Wilms’ sarcoma
D- Tuberculosis
E- Peripheral neuropathy
F- Toxoplasma gondii
Correct Response: B, D, F
Kaposi’s sarcoma, tuberculosis, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium avium, herpes simplex, histoplasmosis and salmonella infections are HIV/AIDS associated opportunistic infections. Although many affected patients can experience blindness and peripheral neuropathy, these disorders result from impaired nervous system damage rather than an infection. Lastly, Wilms’ tumor is a pediatric form of kidney cancer and it is neither an infection nor something that typically affects the patient with HIV/AIDS.
A- Visual losses
B- Kaposi’s sarcoma
C- Wilms’ sarcoma
D- Tuberculosis
E- Peripheral neuropathy
F- Toxoplasma gondii
Correct Response: B, D, F
Kaposi’s sarcoma, tuberculosis, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium avium, herpes simplex, histoplasmosis and salmonella infections are HIV/AIDS associated opportunistic infections. Although many affected patients can experience blindness and peripheral neuropathy, these disorders result from impaired nervous system damage rather than an infection. Lastly, Wilms’ tumor is a pediatric form of kidney cancer and it is neither an infection nor something that typically affects the patient with HIV/AIDS.
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