KP231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Weight Loss, Nelfinavir, Nucleoside
24 Apr 2017
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Infected needles/syringes: up close and personal, different or heavier discharge from vagina, discharge from penis, burning feeling when urinating, sores (genitals/anus, rash, swollen glands in groin. Itching feeling around sex organs/anus: chlamydia, most prevalent sexually transmitted disease, caused by nongonococcal bacterium, often presents no symptoms, affects mostly women. Infection of the urethra: yeast infection, a yeast-like fungus caused by candida albicans, found naturally in the vaginal tract, becomes problematic when normal chemical balance is disturbed. Injecting drugs: no evidence that hiv is spread through saliva, not spread through casual contact (sharing utensils, towels, bedding, swimming pools, telephones) Includes all hiv+ people who have fewer than 200 cd4 t cells (they help the immune system fight diseases: opportunistic infections, conditions that generally do not affect healthy people. Aids: early detection is important so that infected individuals can receive immediate treatment, medications, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
