HIV and AIDS

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  1. 5. Part of the HIV structure that contains the genetic material (RNA) and some proteins
  2. 7. Infected (and eventually killed) by HIV. Acts as the host cell for the virus and is the site of HIV replication
  3. 8. Usually infected during the initial symptoms of AIDS
  4. 12. Drugs designed to inhibit the enzyme reverse transcriptase without affecting the host cell
  5. 16. Designed to target the few virus-specific enzymes(enzymes that only the virus uses) that exist
  6. 17. The usual number of years between infection with HIV and the development of AIDS without treatment
  7. 18. period When HIV replication drops to a lower level
Down
  1. 1. Used to make a complementary strand of DNA from the viral RNA template
  2. 2. Kill bacteria by interfering with their metabolic reactions. They target the bacterial enzymes and ribosomes used in these reactions
  3. 3. A more serious infection which AIDS patients are more susceptible to as the virus progresses and the number of immune system cells decreases further
  4. 4. A parasite infection which is often developed in the brain during the late stages of AIDS, when patients have a very low number of immune system cells
  5. 6. The type of molecule on the cell membrane of the host helper T-cell, where the attachment protein attaches
  6. 9. the shape of HIV's structure
  7. 10. Used to make viral proteins from the viral DNA found within the human DNA
  8. 11. An extra outer layer in HIV's structure, which is made of membrane stolen from the cell membrane of a previous host cell
  9. 13. The genetic material released into the host cell's cytoplasm when the capsid uncoats
  10. 14. A condition where the immune system deteriorates and eventually fails, making the person more vulnerable to other infections
  11. 15. A virus that affects the immune system and eventually leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)