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Undergraduate 2
12/10/2009

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what does AIDS stand for?

and HIV

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

 

human immunosupressive virus

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where did it originate from . how

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africa; money bite

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fist aids in canada was reported in what year?

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1982

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what is the criteria to have AIDS?

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  • HIV positive
  • and has 1+ symptoms of 26
  • has specifically defined clinical conditinos that weaken their immune system.
  • low or no t cells
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lets talk about the biology of AIDS

Definition
  • infectious diease enters the body and uses the cell machinery to make copies of itself and destroy the host in progress
  • mutiplies in t lymphocytes
  • desterys t cell counts
  • person is vulnerable to infection that not a threat to normal people
  • acute symptoms: flu like symptoms, fever, fatigue, swollen lymph
  • takes a few weeks for antibody to incrase for a positive result.
  • you can still spread before tested positive!
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what are the most important route of transmission of aids?

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receptive anal intercouse and vaginal intercourse.

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main routes of transmission

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  1. intimate contact with body fluids; seman, breast milk, vag, blood
  2. unprotected sex
  3. needles
  4. mother to fetus
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epidemology of AIDS in CND

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  • mortality rate increase btw 1980 and late 1990
  • peak at 1995
  • declined dramatically
  • females dying with aids are incrasing
  • homo men sex - 27%
  • hetero - 11%
  • highgest amoung 30-39; started in the 20
  • steadily declining
  • IDU ; injection drug use
  • poor, sextrade and NATS
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in africa?

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  1. transmission is mainly hetero
  2. 12 million deaths -- 3 mill is children
  3. forced intercourse
  4. decreases the life expectancy
  5. education programs increased
  6. condoms increased
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how about asia? and europe? thailand? india

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asia: 7 mill died, mostly by prostitution and IDU

 

india: 4 mill died,

 

thailand has a serious prob because of sex workers

 

europe - most rapid in eastern europe.

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its easy to tract AIDS than HIV because

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number of deaths and health records. not all HIV positive people come in for checks

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treament for aids/hiv?

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no vaccine or cure

 

drug therapy is limited

 

effort is mostly for the prevention

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safer sex? reduce infection by

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abstinence

condoms

selective partners

communication

masturbation

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HIV testting; needles; blood;

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needles: be careful with what youre doing with needles

sterilze them

 

blood: screen blood donors first

 

hiv testing: do it to find out, do it regularly  if you are sexually active

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herpes simplex; name the two types

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  • VIRUS
  • HSV1 - facial - lips mouth (fever blisters or cold sores)
  • HSV2 - genital -- vag, anal
  • asymptomatic -- like the flue
  • its worldwide
  • prevalance is higher in lower socialeco goups, and crowded lving cndians
  • life long, no cure
  • will subside and reoccure
  • usually 4/year
  • can cause meningitis, cervical cancer
  • prevention; condoms, foams jellies and drugs
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hepatitis means?

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inflammation of the liver

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mild cases? if they progress? what happens

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mild: flu like symptoms

 

severe: nausea, vomiting, dark urine, abdominal pain, jaundice. joint paint, rash, liver cancer ,death

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how are hep A and hep E transmitted?

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fecal oral route --- contaminated food,

 

common in institution, day cars, and low cost housing projects

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hep c, hep b and hep d are transmitted how?

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same modes as HIV--- body fluids

 

hep b is found in all body fluids and is infectious.

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hemophiliac?

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 high risks of infection; cant clot blood properly

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main modes of tranmission?

 

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injection and sex

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hep c

 

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biggest risk factor is injection

prevalence is 2% in the gen pop

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