Stacey

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@Mc3235 @DrDaveT In 2020, there was 37.7 people in the world living with HIV. It is most common in Eastern and Southern Africa making up around 7.5 million of that population were people who have the virus.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

Group 24 Poster on HIV/Aids #investcomm #group24 @DrDaveT

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@b00414656 @DrDaveT By epidemic we actually mean a pandemic that no longer kills people in rich countries.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@b00414656 @DrDaveT Once a pandemic stops being a threat to life in high-income countries, the urgency drops, the focus shifts, and resource flows dwindle. This is what’s happened with earlier pandemics, such as HIV. These diseases are no longer talked about as pandemics, but are called epidemics.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@1_avian @DrDaveT Women are more prone to contracting the HIV virus, which is more prevalent in developing countries. Biologically, women are more vulnerable than men to infection because of the greater mucus area exposed to HIV during penile penetration.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@cheerymcleary @DrDaveT Hi Elizabeth! If you have been exposed to the virus tests can be accurate from 4 to 6 weeks after exposure, although in some cases can take up to 6 months for detectable antibodies to develop. This is called the window period.

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@MarieeMcl @Group24posterr @DrDaveT I believe there is still a stigma attached to HIV, although I believe it is due to lack of knowledge and understanding of the illness, and how it is transmitted and misconceptions on how people today live with the virus.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@MarieeMcl @Group24posterr @DrDaveT Yes, by taking antiretroviral drugs most people living with HIV can live normal, long lives. By taking these drugs it prevents the virus from replicating, stopping it from progressing into Aids.

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@BellxDione @postergroup13 @DrDaveT Great! Really interesting poster. Is there any factors in which you believe is causing animals to become extinct?

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@lhstenhouse @DrDaveT Hi Lauren, yes some people may experience side effects from taking antiretroviral medications, most side effects are manageable like fatigue, sickness, rashes, diarrhea are the most common, more severe side effects are things like raised cholesterol and kidney/liver problems.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@MarieeMcl @DrDaveT This will kill off the cell, and the person that has been infected, their immune system will gradually be depleted and they will be prone to infection.

[Stacey @uwsgroup24]

@MarieeMcl @DrDaveT CD4 T cells are essentially helper cells, they trigger the bodies response to infection. In individuals with the HIV virus, the virus attaches to these helper cells, empties its genetic material into the cell which will in turn alter the cell to produce other HIV virions.