Chapter 10 - HIV & AIDS - HIV/AIDS lecture notes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) o Syndrome caused by a viral disease o HIV Depletes the body’s Th cells o Incidence WW 5 million/year US ~31,000 cases/year HIV o HIV-1 Cause of HIV in Western Hemisphere and Europe o HIV-2 Cause of HIV in Africa and Southeast Asia Uncommon o Subtypes 3 Major M (main), N (new) and O (outlier) Based on nucleotide sequence analyses of the env and gag genes there are at least 10 subtypes (A-J) Possible combinations Possible preferred transmission route based upon subtype
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