In class, we will discuss the various aspects of transmission, symptoms, and prevention of AIDS. You will need to write a working definition of the words associated with AIDS and research some information necessary to do the worksheet. If you start with NOVA, it will give you some perspective with animations.

 

RESOURCES
AIDS Education Global Information System Medical Dictionary
AIDS Info John Hopkins AIDS Service
The Body--An Aids and HIV Information Resource MedicineNet

 

VOCABULARY
antibodies Factor VIII lentivirus suppressor T
asymptomatic hemophilia macrophage syndrome
AZT HIV opportunistic infections transcription
B cells immunoglobin pneumocystic carinii T-4 or helper T
CDC in utero retrovial Western Blot
ELIZA Kapsi's saarcoma reverse transcriptase viron

 

BONUS

Research additional information about AIDS. Answer any of the questions below for bonus points. Be sure to write your answers in full sentences when appropriate, using a good power sentence at the beginning and a concluding sentence at the end.

  1. Write a brief history of AIDS. Where do scientists believe it began and how?
  2. Make a tiime line showing the mjor events and number of cases since 1981 to the present.
  3. Make a pie graph showing the most recent data about AIDS. Graph
    1. the percentage of the different races/ethnic backgrounds with AIDS
    2. the percentage of confirmed cases in each state
    3. the percentage of people within certain age groups