M28 - HIV Flashcards
what is the definition of virus?
- Very small, non-cellular microbe (10-200 nm).
* Obligate intracellular parasite
What does a virus particle include?
– nucleic acid (DNAorRNA), protein shell (capsid)
– sometimes lipid layer too (envelope)
Describe the unique replication of a virus.
virus genome directs synthesis of virus proteins and
progeny virus genomes using cellular machinery
Describe the assembly of a virus.
The virus components produced by the host cell are assembled into progeny virus particles
What does HIV stand for?
Human immunodeficiency virus
what is HIV?
– Retro virus member of lentivirus family
– Classically Lentivirus linked to long-incubation & long- duration diseases
What 2 types of HIV are recognised?
HIV- 1 and HIV- 2
What does AIDS stand for?
Acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome
What is AIDS?
– End point disease when severe symptoms become
apparent
– Variety of discrete & overlapping presentations
What is the origin of of HIV?
– HIV-1 Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in chimpanzees
• Cameroon
– Bushmeat consumers & dealers get SIV
• Limited pathology, little/no person to person transmission
what supported the spread of HIV?
High risk activities supported person to person spread.
– HIV-1 M projected to arise in 1910 (BelgianCongo1959)
–Urbinisation /Sexual contact/genital ulcers
what is is recognised as aiding transmission Africa ?
MSM tranmission
what type of virus is HIV?
Retrovirus
what is the genome of HIV?
Genome is RNA but changes to DNA
-contrary to normal DNA-RNA-Protein
what converts RNA to DNA in HIV?
- Reverse Transcriptase
* With other unique enzymes is target for many drugs
why is mutation rate very high in HIV?
RT error prone
How many HIV particle produced daily?
10 ^10
How quickly does it evolve faster than humans?
10^6 faster
What makes HIV difficult to treat?
potential to evolve quickly-, hard for immune sytem to get stabel fix for effective anitbodies for changing surface anitgens
What are the key stages of HIV replication cycle?
1) HIV releases contents into target cell
2) Reverse transcriptase copies viral RNA into DNA
3) Viral DNA is inserted into cellular DNA
4) Many copies of viral RNA and proteins are made
5) New viral particles assemble and bud from cell, potentially killing it