HIV Background
What does HIV cause?
AIDS
What kind of animal did HIV originate from?
Chimpanzees
What is the laboratory test used to diagnose HIV?
Western blot
What year was AIDS discovered in the United States?
1983
What country in Central Africa did HIV 1 originate from?
Democratic Republic of Congo
What type of WBC is destroyed during HIV infection?
CD4 cells
Type of medication used to control HIV?
Antiretroviral Therapy
What year did the earliest person catch HIV was documented?
The amount of Human Immunodeficiency Viral particles in the blood is known as:
Viral load
What are the three stages of HIV?
Acute
Chronic
Advanced HIV (AIDS)
What was the type of meat that was hunted and eaten that contributed to the spread of HIV?
Bushmeat
How long after unprotected "at risk" sexual behavior is a positive HIV test most reliable
After a minimum of 3 weeks to a month.
What are the two glycoproteins that help the virus enter the cell?
gp120
gp41
What type of HIV is more aggressive and common?
HIV 1
A person who's viral load is so low that it doesn't register and they cant pass the virus are labeled:
Undetectable