BIOS10115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Retrovirus, Antibody, Viral Load
16 Jun 2016
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What is the importance of this in terms of an. Attacks immune system- virus injects genes in immune cells of its victims- destroys immune system. There has never been a successful vaccine against a retrovirus. Cd4- first line of defense against any invading virus- send chemical signals to immune system to begin attack. Crohn"s partner was one of the first deaths from aids in the u. s. crohn remained uninfected despite exposure to hiv. Cd4 receptors and ccr5- hiv uses its outer proteins to bind to both structures and then enters the cell. No, that"s why he"s immune to hiv (natural immunity to hiv is rare) Flu like symptoms, rash- when hiv first infects the body. People brush it off as just a flu but in reality they have been infected. Infants- develop symptoms compatible with aids in first few years- take adults on avg, 10 years.
