BI SC 004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 63: Aids, Genital Wart, T Helper Cell
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Hiv causes aids: the last stage of an hiv infection. Leading to a suite of opportunistic infections. There is no cure: but there is a treatment called highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) Caused by human papillomaviruses (hpvs: transmitted through skin to skin contact, can be transmitted without symptoms, most people do not have symptoms. Most of them see: warts, flat lesions. Most often on: the penis, opening to the vagina, associated with cervical cancer. Up to 90% of cases: most often found through regular pap smear screenings in women, hpv vaccine was developed to help prevent cervical cancer. Usually found above the waist: type 2: Secretions: can be transmitted when there are no symptoms. Usually have painful ulcers periodically in the same place(s) each time. Outbreaks occur when the virus is reactivated by: stress, sunlight, fever, lack of sleep, etc. No cure but: there are drugs that can keep outbreaks:
