HIV/AIDS 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social CareDiagnosis, treatment and prevention strategiesASWJEC Created by: Carlyannax18Created on: 11-04-16 11:40 HIV/AIDS HIV is a viral disease which attacks the bodys immune system but you are considered to have aids where the immune system has become weak 1 of 7 What is an obligate? Viruses have no cell metabolism so cannot replicate independently so must hijack the cell metabolism of the cells that parasitisise to reproduce 2 of 7 Symptoms Short term: fever, sore throat, tiredness, joint pain, swollen glands. Long term: Skin infections, weight loss, cancers, TB 3 of 7 Transmission Contact: unprotected sex with an infected partner, Vehicle transmission: sharing needles and blood transfusions, Portals of entry: urogenital tract 4 of 7 Testing Blood test, can either detect antibodies or antigens 5 of 7 Treatment Emergency HIV drugs, regular blood tests, antiretroviral drugs 6 of 7 Prevention Abstinence, avoid having numerous sexual partners, protected sex, avoid sharing needles 7 of 7
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