PSYC 333 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hiv, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, United States Public Health Service

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

1940s, with penicillin: particularly unethical attempt to study disease occurred between 1932 and 1972 to tuskegee, Alabama -> us public health service recruited 600 impoverished african-american men, 399 of whom were infected and 201 of whom were not, to study natural course of disease. Aids was 3 to 5 years for most, aids was almost always fatal. 36. 9m living with hiv infection and about 2m incident hiv infections occur worldwide each year. In women, can spread to uterus and fallopian tubes and cause pid, affecting fertility. In men, consequences to reproductive tract generally less severe. If blood test done early in primary stage and comes back negative, may have to be repeated 3 weeks later to ensure accuracy. Injected penicillin the drug of choice for treatment since oral medication less reliable. Injected penicillin diffuses through brain"s membranes and although this mode solves issues with adherence issues, most patients will have pain and fever post- injection called jarish-herxheimer reaction.