viral diseases (hiv and aids) Flashcards
people with measles develop a red ____ ____ and a ____?
people with measles develop a red skin rash and a fever
how is measles spread?
through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes
in some cases of measles, complications can develop, what is meant by this?
causes damage to breathing system and brain
what is done in order to prevent measles?
people are vaccinated against measles when young
how is hiv transmitted?
sexual contact, or exchanging bodily fluids
hiv causes ___ ___ symptoms for a few weeks?
hiv causes flu-like symptoms for a few weeks
when a person with hiv is experiencing these flu-like symptoms, what is the virus doing?
attacking cells of patients immune system
when a person with hiv is experiencing these flu-like symptoms, how can they be treated?
by anti-retroviral drugs, these stop the virus replicating in the body
in hiv, after a long time of the virus attacking the immune cells, what happens?
the immune system gets highly damaged, and it cant cope with infections or cancer
in hiv, when the immune system is highly damaged, what is this stage known as?
” late-stage HIV” or aids
