HIV Flashcards
Viruses belong to the subfamily Oncovirinae
HTLV1
HTLV-2
HTLV-5
HIV belongs to what subfamily?
Lentivirinae
gp 120- aid in the fusion and attachment of HIV to CD4+ cells
Env Gene
Other name for HIV
HTLV-3 (human Tcell lymphotropic virus type 3)
LAV (Lymphadenopathy associated virus)
ARV (AIDS associated retrovirus)
Most common subtype of Group M
Subtype C
Three layer structure of HIV
P24
gp41
gp120
HIV Naked or enveloped?
Icosahedral or complex?
With or without spikes?
Envelope
Icosahedral
With spikes
Enzyme present in Retroviridae
Reverse transcriptase
Diagnostically important proteins
p24
gp41
gp120
gp160
Transcribe RNA to DNA
Reverse transcriptase
Strains that can infect both macrophages and T cells
M tropic or R5
The three main structural gene of HIV
Env gene
Gag gene
Pol gene
Viral genetic material that is incorporated to the DNA of the host cell
Provirus
Group antigen gene that is found in nucleocapsid
p15
p17
p24
Receptor to the host
CD4
Positive dried smear of HIV remain infectious for? How about HBV smear?
3days
7days
HIV viruses that preferentially infect T cells
T tropic or X4 strain
Inserts viral DNA to host DNA
Integrase
Chemokine receptor of HIV required to enter T cells
CXCR4
This is used to inactivate HBV and HIV
HBV- 10% bleach for 10mins
HIV- 10% bleach for 3mins
First antibody to be produced following HIV infection
anti p24
Confirmatory test for HIV
Western blot
Receptor to the virus
gp120
MOT of HIV
Sexual
Perinatal
Parenteral
End stage of HIV infection
AIDS
Treatment for HIV that involves aggressive combination therapy
HAART
Highly active anti retroviral therapy
Classify HIV-1 and HIV-2 according to distribution
HIV1 global or pandemic
HIV2 west Africa
Testing is often done at _____, ______,&_______ after exposure to find out if a person is infected with HIV
6wks
3months
5months
Screening test for HIV
Elisa
RIA
Agglutination test
Chemokine receptor of HIV required to enter macrophages
CCR5
Cleaves structural protein located in the core near the nucleic acid
Protease
The three subgroups of HIV 1
Group M
Group N
Group O