What is HIV?
What is HIV?
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- Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks CD4 cells (T cells)
- Life cycle of an HIV cell:
- Binding
- Fusion
- Reverse Transcription
- Integration
- Replication
- Assembly
- Budding
- Information inside cell = can’t completely cure patient
HIV Statistics
HIV Statistics
. 37 million people with HIV worldwide
. 37 million people with HIV worldwide
. 1/10 people have been tested
. 1/10 people have been tested
. Viral Load tests should be administered twice a year
. Viral Load tests should be administered twice a year
. Availability restricted in developing countries:
. Availability restricted in developing countries:
1. Cost
1. Cost
2. Lack of availability in clinics
2. Lack of availability in clinics
3. Lack of trained personnel
3. Lack of trained personnel
4. Transport requirements
4. Transport requirements
ART Solution
ART Solution
- Antiretroviral treatment
- Combination of HIV medicines
- Attack the infection-fighting CD4 cells -> immune system recovers
- Small number of HIV still present
- Immune system can fight off infections/cancers
- Prevents progression to AIDS
Group 7- Low-Cost Fluorescent ImagerDepartment of BioengineeringUniversity of California, San DiegoBENG 187 - Bioengineering Design Project
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