SOC309Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Aids, Seroconversion, Viral Load
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Cell) and makes copies of itself (cid:1) system strong (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Human immune deficiency virus / acquired immune deficiency. A lot of info comes from media. Infects white blood cells (also called cd4, host cell, t4 helper. No cure medications help keep # of copies of virus low and immune. 4 weeks later, person may feel ill w flu-like symptoms called. Seroconversion illness : severe, fatigued, persistent fever, diarrhea, sore throat (can"t really distinguish between cold and symptoms) No symptoms may feel well for years (maybe didn"t get (cid:1) (cid:1) seroconversion illness) (cid:1) (cid:1) Imp to get medical care doesn"t mean they"ll start meds (imp to test. *if you"re living in rural setting, less options/docs. Figures out when it"s a good time to start meds (you want a low viral load undetectable viral load doesn"t mean it"s gone) (cid:1)
