HIV :0 Flashcards

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What is HIV?

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A virus spread by sexual contact or exchanging body fluids

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What symptoms do you develop?

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Flu-like symptoms, after this they do not usually get symptoms for several years

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What is HIV controlled by?

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Antiretroviral drugs, this stops the virus from copying itself

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What happens if the immune system is bad?

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It can’t cope and it can lead to other infections

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