No Aid for HIV AIDS!
Chelsea Chang and Mohammad Nayani
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Basic Info on viruses
Viruses are not living organisms. They are considered parasites to many eyes of scientists. Viruses are not cellular either. Viruses have a protein coat, DNA or RNA, and enzymes. DNA or RNA is surrounded by a capsid. Some have an envelope surrounding the capsid. RNA viruses are called retroviruses. Viruses cause disease in animals, plants, and bacteria. Viruses infect cells and also use cells to make more viruses. Since viruses cannot reproduce on their own, they rely on cells. Once the virus attach themselves to the cell, they inject the virus into the host. The cell then begins to make virus parts. Lastly the viruses break free from the cell. Viruses are very small. They are smaller than the cells they affect. You cannot see them with the naked human eye. Viruses are not cells because they lack metabolism, cannot produce on their own, cannot move, no respiration, do not eat, and they have no cellular structures. There are two paths of infection. The lytic cycle and the lysogemic cycle.
Symptoms for AIDS
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Rash
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Mouth or genital ulcers
- Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck
- Joint pain
- Night sweats
- Diarrhea
How it's spread
Aids is fatal!
Treatments for AIDS
AIDS prevention
HIV and AIDS are preventable. In order to protect yourself, avoid contact with infected bodily fluids like blood. Don't have unprotected. Also, never share a needle with anyone. Wear gloves if you're helping someone with an injury or cut to avoid contact with blood.