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₪ Polarity of viral genome :
positive stranded RNA virus ( +ve ) Or sense strand:
Viral genome can be used directly as mRNA, (coded information
about how to build proteins).
Negative strand RNA virus ( -ve ) Or anti-sense strand:
Transcripts have first to be made, (which does not encode mRNA ).
₪ The envelope: It would be presence or absence.
₪ The symmetry and Asymmetry of the nucleocapsid
“Type of the virus”.
Type of the virus
₪ Enveloped
₪ Combined Asymmetry
(Complex)
Viral pathogenesis is the process by which
viruses produce disease in the host. Viral
pathogenesis can be divided into several
stages, including:
Headache Fatigue
Fever
vomiting
Sore throat
Diarrhea that
lasts for more
than a week
Stage 2:
Clinically Asymptomatic Stage
₪ CD4 count.
- CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell that's specifically targeted
and destroyed by HIV.
- CD4 count vary from 500 to more than 1,000= healthy person .
₪ Most HIV tests look for antibodies to HIV, not the virus
itself. But these tests aren’t very useful for babies born
to HIV-positive mothers.
WHY ?
₪ That’s because the mother’s HIV antibodies get into the
baby’s blood during pregnancy. If the mother is HIV-
positive, the regular HIV test will show that the baby is
HIV-positive, even when that isn’t true.
Treatment
Treatment
₪ Anti-retroviral medicines work by stopping the HIV from
making copies of itself .
- To strengthen the immune system.
- The amount of virus in your body (viral load) is decreased.
- Allows your body to make more CD4 T cells.
₪ Use a condom.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
₪ Zimbabwe is one of the five countries hardest hit
by HIV and AIDS globally. One in five
Zimbabwean adults were living with HIV and
AIDS in 2009 while approximately 66,073 people
died of AIDS related causes.