REHB 205 1st Edition Lecture 11Human immunodeficiency virusI. Historya. 1981i. Started during the summerii. Doctors had no idea what was happening but saw a trend of diseases that thebody was not able to fight off b. 1982i. Those who were getting sick were1. Homosexuals2. Drug addictsa. It was termed the “gay plague” sadly3. CDC called it AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome4. Appearance of the disease in Haiti was suggested as evidence it originated there5. 1982a. Discovered that aids was an infectious disease and caused by contaminated bloodb. No AIDS test meant blood transfusions were risky for many yearsi. 15000 hemophiliacs in the USA became infected due toblood transfusionsii. CDC documented many AIDS cases in individuals from Europe and central Africa and sub-Saharan Africac. 1984i. 7700 cases in USA and 762 in Europe1. First needle exchange program was started in Amsterdam in 1984 and other company’s adapted the procedure d. 1985i. Blood test for HIV enzymes approved e. 1987i. First anti HIV medication introduced1. ATZf. 1988i. Aids dayg. 1990i. 8-10 million HIV infected world wideh. 1991These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Magic Johnson retiresii. red ribbon iii. Freddy mercury diesi. 1993i. 14-15 million infected world widej. 1996i. 23 million infected world widek. 1997i. Death from AIDS decline due to HAART medicinel. 1999i. Origin of HIV traced to SIV in chimpanzees and bush meat practices in 1930 central/south Africa1. Bushmeat is wild meet from non-domesticated animalm. 2000i. 34.3 million HIV infected world widen. 2006i. Nearly 40 million HIV infected worldwide with 25 million dead from AIDSii. Statistics from Greene,Warner C. (2007), Ahistoryof AIDSII. What is AIDS?a. Human Immunodeficiency Virusi. A retrovirus that will lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if no interventions are providedii. progressive detrition of the immune system, which allows diseases to get established iii. Retroviruses work through a complicated process where they attack the persons DNA by making an infected copy of the RNA. 1. Where it attacks the healthy DNAb. Aidsi. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by HIV.III. CAUSE?!a. Blood borne virus that can be contracted from an infected person by:i. Sexual intercourseii. Sharing instruments that contain blood1. Needlesiii. Breast feedingiv. During birth if the mother is infectedb. AIDS is caused by HIV in its last stagesIV. Symptomsa. Acute stagei. Occur 2-4 weeks after infectedii. Flu like symptoms follow1. For some people, they do not get the flu symptomsb. Chronic symptomsi. Sores in throatii. Feveriii. Headacheiv. Tiredv. Weight lossvi. Coughvii. Shortness of breathviii. Sores in mouthV. Incidencea. 50,000 people estimated in USA are infected each yearb. 1,148,200 adults 13 and older were living with HIV (2009 in united states)c. 63% is in gay or bisexual mend. Patients suffer cardiovascular disease, poor nutrients, anxiety and depression because of AIDSVI. Preventiona. Abstinenceb. Monogamyc. Few partnersd. Use of condome. Frequent testingf. Use new needles when getting piercings or tattoosg. Clean supplies when reusedh. Do not share suppliesi. Do not store supplies where others can find themj. Do not have unprotected sex with a injection drug userVII. Treatmenta. Drug called HAARTi. Highly active antiretroviral therapy VIII. Psycho social impacta. Guilt and fear of transmissionb. Loss of dignity and futureIX. Social healtha. Loss of relationshipsb. Stigmac. Medical