Study of AIDS and HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Definition: Retrovirus that destroys the host's immune system

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Definition: A disease you get when HIV destroys your body's immune system.

Definition: Disease that takes advantage of the body's weakened immune system. Pneumonia, Strep, cervical cancer, and skin cancer

Belgian Congo in Africa in 1959

1. Blood to blood or body fluid to body fluid 2. Intravenous drug administration by contaminated needles 3. Blood transfussion 4. Birth- infected to the newborn via placenta

Definition: and enzyme that converts RNA to DNA in the AIDS virus 1. Normal= DNA-RNA-Proteins 2. AIDS= RNA-DNA

Definition: "CD4 cells" help your body fight off infection and disease

The cocktail called Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Zidovudine- Help mother-fetus Didanosin- Fights off HIV's abilites to replicate stages in the body 12x longer Zalcitabine- Helps prevent weight loss

Don't share needles and syringes used to inject drugs, steroids, vitamins, or tattooing or body piercing. Don't share equipment used to prepare drugs to be injected. Surest way to avoid transmission of stds is to abstain from sexual intercourse. Condoms are highly recommended. Don't use toothbrushes or razors because of the possiblity of blood

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