The HIV Virus Can Take Over Much of the Cell's

question 48

Essay

The HIV virus can take over much of the cell's machinery to produce many copies of the virus. Two classes of drugs that have been effective against HIV are base analogs (e.g., AZT)and protease inhibitors. How do these work to slow or stop HIV replication? What other steps in the HIV life cycle might be targets for drug development? What else can be done to try to stop the spread of HIV?

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Definitions:

Thomas, Chess and Birch

Refers to researchers who developed the New York Longitudinal Study, identifying three major temperamental types in children: easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.

Temperament Types

Categories used to describe and understand individual differences in emotional and behavioral responses from an early age.

Easy

Something that can be achieved or completed with little effort or difficulty.

Mary Ainsworth

A developmental psychologist known for her work on attachment theory, especially the Strange Situation procedure to observe attachment relationships between a caregiver and child.