Course of HIV 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealth, illness and diseaseA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: francesca_321Created on: 02-01-16 17:51 What is the first phase of HIV infection? Acute phase 1 of 16 What do victims suffer from during the acute phase? fever, sweats, headache, swollen lymph nodes 2 of 16 How long does this last after infection? 3-12 weeks 3 of 16 What happens to the T helper cells in this stage? they are destroyed by T killer cells 4 of 16 What is the second phase? The Chronic phase 5 of 16 What does the virus continue to do in this phase? reproduce 6 of 16 What continues to decrease? the T helper cells as the T killer cells continue to kill them 7 of 16 What does reduced immune system efficiency mean? colds and other minor infections are slower 8 of 16 What is the final stage? Disease phase 9 of 16 What two things weaken the immune system? increase number of viruses and declining number of T helper cells 10 of 16 What infections are more likely? oppurtunistic infections 11 of 16 For example? TB, pneumonia and other lung infections 12 of 16 What rare cancers are more likely? Karposi's sarcoma 13 of 16 What could drugs do in the treatment of HIV? prevent viral replication 14 of 16 from what? Viral RNA 15 of 16 What enzyme is inhibited? Integrase 16 of 16
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