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Summary AQA ALEVEL BIOLOGY NOTES ON HIV AS LEVEL
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- Unit 2 - Cells
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ALEVEL NOTES ON THE IMMUNITY TOPIC- HIV ADJUSTED TO THE AQA SPECIFICATION AND MADE FROM MARKSCHEMES
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus=
HIV
→
causes the disease acquired immune
deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) .
AIDS is condition where the immune deteriorates and
eventually fails This makes someone with
system
a
-
.
AIDS more vulnerable to other infections , like pneumonia .
What are the host cells for HIV ?
HIV CD4X cells , cells that have specific CD4 their
targets meaning this molecule called
-
on
membrane I CD4 is used to help
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HIV infects and
eventually kills helper T cells ( a CD4X cell )
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The CD4 -1 cells ( Tn cells ) act as hosts cells
e.g
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Remember helper ( via called
T send chemical signals molecules
cytokines) that activate
-
cells
phagocytes ( macrophages Ineutrophils ) ,
cytotoxic T-cells and B- cells .
How does HIV
develop AIDS ?
Without T-cells
enough helper (due
hijacking helper T-cells) the
system unable have
-
to HIV ,
immune is to
effective infections because don't behave how
an
response to other immune
system cells
they should .
People infected with HIV develop AIDS when the helper T their
body reach
-
-
cell numbers in a
low level
critically .
Structure of HIV
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protein layer called the
capsid that encloses two
single strands of RNA and
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