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What type of virus is HIV?
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ssRNA
Lentivirus Retrovirus family |
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What is viremia?
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Presence of virus in the blood.
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HIV uses this to make cDNA, allowing it to exploit the host cell to replicate.
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Reverse Transcriptase of RNA genome.
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2 Primary goals of HIV Management?
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1. Suppression of HIV viremia
2. Prevention and Treatment of opportunistic infections as a result of immune suppression |
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HIV-Treatments
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Most are either Protease inhibitors or Nucleoside reverse transcriptase.
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HIV Receptors
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M Type-CCR5
T Type-CXCR4 |
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HIV-Plasma viremia indirect relationship with...
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...CD4 T Lymphocytes
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HIV-Oral Manifestations
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Xerostomia
Candidiasis Oral Hairy Leukoplakia (Epstein Barr virus) Periodontal Disease Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis Kaposi's Sarcoma Human Papilloma Virus Ulcerative Diseases (Herpes, Aphthous ulcers) |
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Herpes lesions should heal in...
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...7-14 days.
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The 4 phases of Mucosal Barrier Injury are:
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1. Inflammatory
2. Epithelial (thinning) 3. Ulcerative 4. Healing |
