Human Immunodeficiency Virus-HIV Flashcards
(46 cards)
Sexual Transmission of HIV ?
- Homosexual-Male common
- Heterosexual
688
Parental transmission of HIV ??
- Blood & B products
- Drug abusers
- Contaminated needles
688
Vertical transmission of HIV ??
- During birth
- Transplacental
- Breast feeding
688
Other method of HIV ??
- Denoted organs
- Denoted semen
- Skin piercing
- Sharping sharp razors
689
why no vaccine of HIV ?
p24 - variation beshiiii
HIV + HBV
konta age Tx ?
HBV
HIV 1 vs HIV 2 = ??
HIV-1
worldwide
infectivity more
Incubation period - short
virulence - more
Types of HIV ?
HIV - 1+2
nucleocapsid core protein of HIV ?
p-24
p-17
envelope Atg of HIV ?
gp-120
gp-41
enzyme atg-p53
cancer associated with HIV ?
Non-hodgkin
kaposi sarcoma
burkitts lymphoma
cervical & anogenital cancer
late / immunodeficiency phase CD4+ T cells count in HIV ?
«_space;400 cells / micro L
when opportunistic infection by HIV ?
CD4+ T cells «_space;200 cells / micro L
why persistant infection in HIV ?
integration of viral DNA into the DNA of infected cells
regulatory genes in HIV required for replication ?
tat
rev
stage of HIV ?
early/acute
middle latent
late/immunodeficiency
tat function ?
activation of transport of viral genes
rev function ?
transport of mRNA from Nucleus to cytoplasm
sturctural genes found in retrovirus ?
gag
pol
env
gag type ?
p24 p7
p17
p17 of gag function ?
matrix
p24 / p7 of gag fucntion ?
nucelocapsid
env type >
Gp 120
Gp 41
Gp 120 function ?
attachment of CD4 protein