HIV
by dominik cross
All About It
HIV can only infect humans what it does is:
- It attacks and attaches to your body's cells,
- Then it uses them to make copies of its' self,
- In the process of copying its' self it destroys your body's cells
- After it destroys enough of your cells it gives you AIDS (Acquired-immuno-deficiency-syndrome)
- The virus is surrounded by a membrane made of fatty materials that are dotted with small spikes made of proteins
- the viral genetic material is inside the membrane
- it also contains several proteins needed to replicate
How it was spread
Scientists thought that HIV was started to be spread by a chimpanzee in western Africa
and humans hunted and ate the infected animal then started the spread of HIV which lead to the spread of AIDS
What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic
- An epidemic is a spread of a disease/virus/infection/etc. in a certain state or states.
- While a pandemic is a spread of a disease/virus/infection/etc. throughout the world
Example of an epidemic
as you can see it only spread throughout a few states
Example of a pandemic
and as you can see a pandemic spread throughout the whole country
Treatments and how to prevent
if you don't treat HIV's it'll lead to AIDS
you gotta take drugs to keep em away
it'll keep AIDS away but HIV will always stay
if you don't take drugs HIV will take control is what i ment
that's enough on how to treat now hears how to prevent
if you get a vaccine every year
you will never have to fear
about getting HIV's that lead to AIDS