WEEK 9 Flashcards
(29 cards)
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
why could Gallo not find the virus HTLV in AIDS patients
all the T cells were being killed
how did Gallo find HIV
by feeding the virus white blood cells to keep the T cells alive
where did HIV come from
chimpanzees
how did people contract HIV from chimpanzee
hunters were infected when butchering the chimpanzees and getting blood to blood contact
what did the transmission of HIV hit humans
1930s
what is a factor in the spread of HIV from the hunter to the rest of the population
urbanization
how did health officials eliminate fear
education about HIV
why did HIV grow resistance for drugs like ATZ
it duplicated by billions every day, resulting in many mutations
what is the triple cocktail
three different drugs being used at the same time, to avoid the virus growing resistance
