Name of Targets/Caus Description Effects/compli Treatment Transmissio
Virus e cations n
HIV 1 Cells of the Virus is a Resistant to Cocktail of Sexual
HIV 2 immune retrovirus, antiviral antiviral contact
system such integrates into compounds fast drugs to
(Figure as the host cell’s treat Blood
18.25) macrophages DNA HIV infected infection
and T cells people often Dirty needles
which not only Opportunistic develop the Attenuated-
makes a infections malignancy immune Mother to
person called Ka\ response child
immunocompr Reverse posi’s Sarcoma but no
omised but transcriptase which is caused infection-
helps spread makes lots of by the Human taking a
the infection to errors when herpesvirus 8- virulent virus
other organs copying RNA cause blood and making
→ DNA, vessels to grow it less
variations into tangled harmful but
occurs in the masses that are still keeping
proteins on filled with blood, it alive,
the virus easily ruptured mount
surface so antibody
antibodies and T cell
cannot response→
recognize→ highly active
results in high antiretroviral
mutation rate therapy.
Problem:
First few can turn
months- fight, back to wild
flu like type,
symptoms mutates
then get sick
with things Hard to
people make
normally vaccine
won’t get sick
for, herpes
symptoms,
kaposi's
sarcoma,
cancer,
wasting
disease-
cannot
metabolize
food. AIDS Rubella Cross the Mildest Causes Mild: bed Airborne
(German placenta human viral Congenital rest and
measles) disease- skin Rubella medicine Mother to
rash Syndrome due child
to infection of a Virus is a
Togavirus developing component Direct
embryo across of the MMR contact
the placenta vaccine,
which can only means
damage of
embryo’s preventing
organs because rubella
they are
developing and Virus is
decrease T cell crippled to
function and not cause
antibody infection,
production to mounts
the extent that immune
infants fail to response
respond to
vaccines
Defections to
baby
(attenuated)
Skin rash-
exanthema,
some females
experience
arthritis
Measles/ Reaction of T Febrile Koplik’s spots Included in Air borne,
rubeola cells with virus (Accompanie on the lips and the MMR direct contact
infected cells in d by fever) cheek appear vaccine
small blood disease with a before other
vessels rash caused symptoms
by the rubeola occur
virus
Measles
Rash is red, encephalitis
raised, (permanent
compared to brain damage)
rubella rash and subacute
which is pink sclerosing
and flat panencephalitis
(fatal)
Chicken Varicella- Varicella Complications Attenuated Direct pox zoster virus, pneumonia- like damage to vaccine contact,
this extensive blood vessels airborne
herpesvirus blood vessel
causes chicken damage, can
pox be fatal
Resides in Shingles-
ganglia of the lesions are in
head and neck one area
in its latent supplied by
form but can particular
be activated nerve
and cause whereas
shingles chicken pox,
lesions occur
everywhere
Varicella
virus- chicken
pox, zoster
virus cause
shingles
Smallpox Caused by One success Kill people who Vaccine - Direction
variola virus story of were already Jenner, contact,
ridding the immunocompro found that airborne
human mised people who
population of had cowpox
a dread virus Pus-filled (less
vesicles that severe)
Successful spread around would be
vaccination body immuned to
program smallpox
across the
planet was
required for
this to happen
Papillomav Many strains of Causes cancer Vaccine by Sexually
irus (HPV) this virus, Merck called transmitted
cause warts Lifetime! Warts Gardasil
but two strains can disappear prevents Genital skin,
number 16 and but virus still infection mucous
18 involved remains in with those membranes,
with cervical surrounding strains but bodily fluids,
cancer tissue and virus vaccine intercourse/o
can reoccur appears to ral sex
do nothing
to an
already established
infection in a
person
Herpes Latent virus HSV1-cold Neonatal Latent, will sexually
Simplex that resides in sores herpes never go transmitted
Virus ganglia and HSV2- herpes away
(HSV1+ can lead to hominis virus- Cold sores
HSV2) more serious genital herpes
complications
like
encephalitis,
lung, liver, and
spleen
infections
Cytomegal Cross placenta Approx. 80% Bad for patients Sexual
ovirus and cause of adults are receiving transmission
(CMV) severe carriers of thistransplant,
damage to the human need to take
fetus herpes virus-5 drugs to
(HHV-5) suppress
immune system
and can’t fight
off this virus as
easily as a
healthy person
May not have
symptoms, can
go undiagnosed
Rhinovirus Most common So many
cause of a different
cold (coryza) strains of
this virus
Corona virses makes it
are second
More
Less
