HIV/AIDS Crossword

HIV
glycoprotein found on surface of immune cells
sexual attraction to people of same sex
person sexual attracked to people of opposite sex
stage 3 HIV turns into AIDS
phase of chronic infection with human HIV -- no symptoms
flu-like syndrome occurs immediatly after person contacts HIV
infective agent that typically consits of a nucleic acid molecule in protein coat, too small to be seen by light microscope, and is able to multiply only within living cells of host
working against or targeted aganist retroviruses
in theory, be possible to edit our DNA and introduce mutation to stop HIV
treatment of disease by including, enhancing or suppressing an immune response
NRTI -- HIV virus enters a healthy cell, it attempts to make copies of itself
NNRTI -- prevent HIV from using reverse transcripts to make copies of itself but in a different way
class of drugs designed to block the action of intergrase, viral enzyme that inserts genomeinto into the DNA of host cell
class of drugs widely used to treat HIV/AIDS and hepatits C prevent viral replication by selectively binding to viral proteases
become infected
fever, fatique, swollen lymph nodes -- first signs of HIV
identify nature of illness
attracted to both women and men
sexual contact between individuals involving penetration
process of infecting or state of being infected
aquired immunodeficiency syndrome