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HIV is part of what family?
retroviridae virus where it turns RNA into DNA
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HIV goes after what type of cells?
helper t cells
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Can HIV pass from one cell to the next without having to leave the cell?
yes called cell to cell fusion
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This virus ungoes rapid antigenic chnges due to high mutatation rate
HIV
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This is a provirus and latent virus and is hidden from the immune system, what virus?
HIV
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This phase in HIV is asystomatic or chronic lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes)
Phase 1
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This phase in HIV represents symtomatic early indications of immune failure(persistnat yeast infections, fever, diarrhea)
phase 2
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This phase in HIV indicates AIDS and t cells<200 and serious yeast, pna and sarcoma are present
phase 3
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tratment of aids is directed towards what?
against retroviral enzymes
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serval drugs known as a cocktail given to HIV patients to slow replication is
HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy)
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Men who are not circumsized or circumsized have a better chance at not catching HIV
circumsized
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warts are caused by?
Human papillomaviruses HPV
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How is HPV transmitted?
human contact from skin to skin
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variola causes what? it is a viral disease
smallpox
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how is smallpox transmitted?
respitory
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this disease infects internal organs before entering the bloodstream and infecting the skin causing pustular lesions is known as what?
smallpox
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IS there anyone in the owrld who has smallpox right now?
no
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varcilla -zoster viruscauses?
chickenpox
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how is chicken pox transmitted?
respitory
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is chickenpox latent or persisstant virus?
latent stays in the dorsal root ganglion
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herpes simplex 1 HSV-1 is transmitted by
oral or respitory route
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this virus stays latent in your trigeminal nerve ganglion?
HSV-1
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How is measles transmitted?
respitory
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does measles have a vaccination?
Yes
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measles causes what to the brain?
encephalitis
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Rubella is known as?
german measles
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polio, rabies and viral encephalis are examples of what?
viral diseases of the nervous system
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poliomyelitis is known as
polio
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how is polio transmitted?
by ingestion
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this disease presents itself as a sore throat and nausea but can enter the CNA and cause paralysis
polio
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The iron lung was used for people who were infected with this disease
polio
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this virus is transmitted from saliva usually through a animal bite but can also go through unbroken skin and organ transplant
Rabies
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Rabies enters the body and then enters your?
nerous system where it travels up to the brain and eventually death.
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This virus multiplies in your skelatal muscles and then brain cells causing encephalitis, also causes muscle spasms of the mouth and pharnx and hydropobia
rabies
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Arbovirus encehalitis is caused by what?
mosquito
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West NIle virus, western equine encehalitis and St. louis encephalitis are example of?
Arbovirus
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