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AIDS BY: ISABEL ZHAO AND MOON CHEONG
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DEFINING AIDS AIDS- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Is a viral disease Has been around for at least 32,000 years AIDS=under 200 T-cells Tests for AIDS include antibody and antigen tests
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SYMPTOMS OF AIDS Fever and chills Rash Night sweats Muscle aches Sore throat Fatigue Swollen lymph nodes Ulcers in the mouth
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HOW AIDS ARE SPREAD Close sexual contact Exchange of blood Sexual intercourse Sores and cuts Sharing needles Disease agents in blood Blood transfusions Genetically
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AIDS DIAGRAMS
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HISTORY OF AIDS First AIDS case in US in 1980s AIDS began in Africa Originated from chimpanzees Originally called GRID 33.4 million are currently living with HIV/AIDS.
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TREATMENT OF AIDS No current cure for AID Some drugs interrupt the virus from duplicating Protease Inhibitors interrupt the virus's life cycle Fusion Inhibitors stop AIDS from fusing inside cells Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors slow spread of AIDS
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CURRENT RESEARCH Tetherin : prevents mutant HIV strains from affecting cells Gene therapy: modified genes that prevent AIDS reproduction Rhesus monkey gene discovered to prevent HIV Pioneering technology removes white blood cells from body
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