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- University Of South Africa (Unisa)
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- HIV and AIDS
PYC2605 summary notes of chapters: 1-7 12-15 22-13 for the prescribed book HIV AIDS care and Counselling 6thed
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1. Birth of a new epidemic- June 1981 became aware
- 1982 named as aids
- 1983 first isolated + first reported in RSA
- 1984 final scientific proof
-1985 first antibody test
-1987: first approved ARV
- controversial doscovery: first thought of as homosexual; haemophiliac; blood transfusion disease
2. origin
- crossing the species barrier
INCIDENCE: annual number of new infections
SIV + HIV
PREVELENCE: portion living with HIV at specific
time - HIV 1: chimp
Chapter 1 - HIV 2: sooty mangabey
- HIV 1 sub C: dominant in Africa
History
3. Worlds response
- denialims; blaming; moralising
5. new beginning
- gay disease
- Zuma: 5 year national strategic plan
- innocent victim vs promiscuous guilty
- HCT campaign 2010
- 2015: start arvs at CD4+T <500
4. RSA Response
- inaction and denialism
- darkest days: Mbeki 1999-2008
-1985 1st aids advisory group
, Non specifid defences
Chapter 2: 1st line: skin
immune -Mucous
system 2nd line:
-Plasma proteins
-White cells: phagocytes
Immunity
active: Specific defences:
T cells: infected
3rd line:
B-cells: previous infection
passive -T-lymphocytes
-babies -b lymphocytes
-vaccine
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