[Answered]: John, an 18 year-old African American male,…

John, an 18 year-old African American male, presents to his primary care physician (Dr. Beal) for enlarged lymph nodes. He reports swelling in his throat for the past two weeks and believes he is experiencing some continuing effects from a “really bad” case of the flu he had two weeks ago. He reports that he is extremely tired, has frequent headaches, and has also had a rash. The physical exam reveals that John’s inguinal lymph nodes are also swollen. Dr. Beal tells John that his symptoms could be related to a number of things and asks about his last HIV test. He denies a history of ever having an HIV test, adding, “My throat hurts, not my blood, plus I have not lost any weight and I’m not sleeping around.” He shares that has been with Lesli, the same sexual partner for the past four months. “Lesli and I are faithful so we never use condoms,” he reports when asked. He does recall that Lesli complained of similar symptoms about three months ago but “got better” after one week. He also says that Lesli looks healthy and is not sick. 1. What does HIV stand for? 2. What cells do HIV attack? 3. How is HIV transmitted from one person to another? 4. How many stages of HIV are there? 5. Summarize the stages of HIV and how they are determined. 6. Name at least 5 opportunistic infections specific to HIV/AIDS?