Learn about the symptoms and origin of the AIDS virus with this health word search for medical personnel
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| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| AIDS stands for | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| How many people are currently infected with AIDS | over 40 million (over 20 million have died) |
| How did AIDS become? | A zoonosis originating from African Chimps (probably spread to humans during the butchering process) |
| AIDS in humans was identified in what year? | 1981 (but probably existed since the 50's) |
| Who located the HIV-1 Virus | Dr. Luc Montagne |
| HIV stands for | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HIV is transmitted in humans by... | Body fluid exchange during sex, Contaminated blood used for transfusions, Contaminated needles used by intravenous drug users, Perinatal Transmission |
| What cells does HIV target? | CD4 T-Cells |
| How does HIV-1 infection kill the CD-4 cells? | Kills the CD-4 subgroup of Helper T-lymphocytes |
| Late stages of HIV-1 infection | CD4 T-cells get very low, Immune System function is compromised, Patient dies to a number of opportunistic type infections and cancers |
| HIV-1 virus | A retrovirus with RNA genome, Has enzyme reversed transcriptase in its virus particle |
| HIV tests | ELISA tests, Lateral flow assays both test for anti-HIV antibodies, Western Blot tests, PCR-based test for viral nucleic acids |
| AIDS treatment | Drug therapy (involves several types of drugs) |
| HAART | A "cocktail" of drugs for AIDS patients, Reduces chance of drug resistance |
