Sexually transmitted viruses Flashcards
What marks a patient positive with HIV?
A tcell count less than 200 uL or the presence of pneumocystis carinii, kaposis sarcoma.
Which serotype is more likely to develop into AIDS?
HIV-2 is less likely to lead to AIDS than HIV-1
What does gp-120 bind?
gp-120 in HIV binds CD4 (T cells, monocytes, and macrophages)
It then can bind with a co receptor either CCR5 and CXR4.
What characteristics do CCR5 tropic HIV particulates have?
These guys have the gp120 bind to CCR5 and are typically passed from person to person early in the disease infecting macrophages and microglia.
What characteristics do the X-4 tropic HIV particulates have?
Uses CXCR4 as a co-receptor.
- Approximately 40% of patients transition from R5 to X4 during the course of the disease.
- Associated with the rapid progression of HIV.
Which molecule found in HIV mediates fusion?
gp41 mediates fusion between the viral envelope and the plasma membrane.
The prophase HIV virus is referring to which part of the HIV life cycle?
The prophase virus is the virus following insertion into the host genome via Integrase.
By what method do progeny HIV virions leave the cell?
They leave the cell by budding!
A heterozygous deletion of the CCR5 gene causes what in HIV?
A heterozygous deletion causes a longer asymptomatic period before the onset of AIDS.
What occurs following a homozygous deletion of CCR5 gene?
No infection with R5-tropic HIV viruses will occur!
HIV maturation describes the process where what occurs?
The process of the viral protease cleaving the gag and gag-pol viral polypeptides. This is essential for the infectivity of the virion.
What is the overall transmission risk of HIV from mother to child?
25%
When is the child most at risk for contracting HIV from mother in the process of birth?
Least?
Most at risk during birth, least likely before and after birth.
Describe HIV - Acute HIV syndrome
Seen 3-6 weeks following infection with symptoms very similar to infectious mononucleosis.
Burst of viremia seen but may not have detectable levels of anti-HIV antibodies at this time.
When does the bodies immune response usually begin curtailing HIV infections?
Shortly after the initial burst of viremia seen in Acute HIV syndrome the immune system creates antibodies and cause the viral levels to decrease.
