Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Human T-cell Lymphotrophic Virus 1
Hey
I'm Human T-cell Lymphotrophic Virus.
I am also a retrovirus.
I'm so retro!
I transmit through blood, sexual contact and child birth.
I also target CD4 cells.
I make people more likely to get certain diseases.
I can cause leukemia.
I can get into your spinal cord.
There I cause myelopathy or even tropical spastic paraparesis.
I also get into skin, joints, lungs and eyes.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Human immunodeficiency Virus
My name is Human immunodeficiency virus.
I am a Retrovirus.
I'm very retro.
I have 2 types.
I make up the majority of HIV in the world.
I'm mostly found in Africa.
I lead to a disease called AIDS.
I travel through sexual contact, needles, blood and from mother to baby.
I get into CD4+ immune cells.
They make my copies for me.
I start with a flu like illness.
Then I lay low for many years.
Then the illness becomes AIDS.
I lead to other infections, like Candida, PCP, CMV, HHV-8, HSV and Mycobacteria.
I am a Retrovirus.
I'm very retro.
I have 2 types.
I make up the majority of HIV in the world.
I'm mostly found in Africa.
I lead to a disease called AIDS.
I travel through sexual contact, needles, blood and from mother to baby.
I get into CD4+ immune cells.
They make my copies for me.
I start with a flu like illness.
Then I lay low for many years.
Then the illness becomes AIDS.
I lead to other infections, like Candida, PCP, CMV, HHV-8, HSV and Mycobacteria.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Human Papilloma Virus types 16 + 18
Monday, January 19, 2009
Human Papilloma Virus types 6 + 11
Friday, January 16, 2009
Human Papilloma Virus type 2
Hey there.
Call me Human Papilloma Virus Type 2.
I'm from the Papillomaviridae family.
I'm a warts virus like my cousin HPV-1.
I'm one of the types that cause common warts.
They are on your skin.
I get in through cuts and scrapes,
like when you fall down.
People used to think that toads caused warts.
But it was me.