RELEVANT LEARNING OUTCOME:
(d) Explain how viruses, including influenza and HIV, cause diseases in humans through the disruption of host tissue and functions (including HIV and T helper cells, influenza and epithelial cells of the respiratory tract).
🕐Estimated time for this section: 20 minutes
👁️🗨️ Watch the video, 0:00- 4:36 to learn about how HIV infection suppresses the immune response, resulting in a spectrum of diseases leading to AIDS.
Think about these questions:
How do anti-retroviral medications work?
How does HIV suppress the immune system?
👁️🗨️ Watch the video, 0:00- 2:00 to learn about the process of HIV infection resulting in disease in human that occurs in phases.
Think about how the phases led to the changes in HIV RNA copies found in blood plasma and the CD4+ T lymphocyte count.
Visit the following SLS to review the content and answer the questions provided.
Attempt Qn 15, 18, 19 of Animal Virus Learning Goals