WEEK 9 Flashcards
how many heads does the virus have
nine
how many people were infected in the USA before the first case was diagnosed
250,000
when does HIV become a form of life
when it begins attacking the host
how much smaller is HIV than a white blood cell
150 times smaller
what were the most common symptoms of AIDS
fever, lung infection, weight loss
what did HIV do to the immune system
HIV wiped out the helper T cells, which leaves a person open to infections
what did AIDS patients illness form into?
pneumocystis
when was the first publications of AIDS
June 1981 in CDC’s MMWR
what was the first name of AIDS?
GRID - gay related immune deficiency
what happened with the spread of AIDS in Bronx, New York
it was seen being transmitted throughout the drugs users, not through gay men
what did the infection of a baby in 1981 tell scientists?
that AIDS had entered the blood supply and anyone who needs a blood transfusion is at risk
why did the CDC know it was a virus
it was the only particle small enough to filtrate through to factor eight
where did the CDC fly to do investigate the origins of AIDS
Congo
what symptom was AIDS associated with
swollen lymph glands
what virus were Gallo and other doctors looking for
HTLV
