Final: HIV/AIDS Flashcards
Viruses cause disease to
Animals, plants, and bacteria
Do viruses have cellular machinery?
NO, they need another living organism to reproduce
Life cycle of basic virus: Absorption
Virus particle attaches itself to a host cell
Life cycle of basic virus: entry
particle injects its DNA (or RNA) into the host cell
Life cycle of basic virus: replication
Cellular enzymes start making new virus particles
Life cycle of basic virus: assembly
Particles of the virus created by the cell come together to form new viruses
Life cycle of basic virus: Release
Newly formed viruses kill the cell so that they may break free and search for a new host cell
The genome of retroviruses consists of
RNA, not DNA
Reverse transcriptase
Polyamerase that uses RNA as its template, that making genetic information flow in the refer direction (RNA to DNA)
Can the human body rid HIB completely?
NO!
HIV 1 comprises four distinct groups
M, N, O, P
is there a cure for HIV?
No, there is not effective cure for HIV, but it can be controlled
How to know if one has HIV
GET TESTED@
AIDS stands for
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIDS is
Aquired
What stage is aids of HIV infection
Final stage
Does everyone who has HIV has aids>
No, not everyone who has HIV has aids
Aids is the stage go infection that occurs when
Immune system is vulnerable to opportunistic infections
Cell count of CD4 for AIDS
< 200 cells/ mm^3
How many people are living with HIV in 2018
35 million!
HIV promotes immunodeficiency by attacking
CD4 lymphocytes
1st HIV
1981
is HIV1 and HIV2 the same?
Differ genetically and in antigenicity, but cause similar disease syndrome
Do the same drugs effect HIV1 and HIV2?
No, not all drugs effective against HIV1 are effective against HIV2
Disease mechanism of HIV/AIDS
Primary event: entrance of HIV into the body’s CD4 cells (aka t-helper cells, t4 cells)
Once inside the T4 cell, the HIV…
Replicates and signals other cells that produce antibodies, which are essential for immune system function
Eventually, the HIV destroys T4 cells, it
Damages their ability to signal for antibody production, thus, deactivates the immune system
HIV life cycle
- Fusion
- Reverse transcriptase
- Integrase
- Protease
- New HIV viruses
three links in the chain of infection must be present for the transmission of HIV
- An HIV source.
- A sufficient dose (viral load) of the virus
- Access to the loodstream of another person
Transmission routes for HIV
- Sex
- Injection
- Vertical transmission (mother to baby in utero)
- Breastfeeding
Symptoms of HIV and Aids vary, depending on
The phase of infection
Primary infection (acute HIV) S/S
Muscle aches, fever, headache, join pain, rash, sore throat, swollen lymph glands
Clinical latent infection (chronic HIV) S/S
No specific symptoms; some have persistent swelling of LNs, it can last around 10 years if not receiving antiretroviral therapy
Early symptomatic HIV infection S/S
Fatigue, Fever, Swollen lymph glands, diarrhea, weight loss, oral yeast infection (thrust), shingles (herpes zoster)
By the time AIDS develops, the immune system is severely damaged, making the person susceptible to
Opportunistic infections; diseases that wouldn’t trouble a person with a healthy immune system