Nursing Pharmacology: Antiviral Drugs
Antiviral Drugs
Anti-viral drugs with activity against HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Introduction: Human Retroviruses continued
In 1983 HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was isolated from a patient exhibiting lymphadenopathy.2
The following year HIV was identified as the causative agent in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
The year after that, in 1985, a sensitive test was developed for HIV: the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
The availability of this test allowed a more comprehensive assessment of the HIV epidemic both in the United States and eventually worldwide.2
The evolution of the HIV pandemic occurred concurrently with rapid expansion of understanding HIV biology.2
Areas of interest include:
HIV virology
Pathogenesis
HIV disease treatment
Prophylaxis and treatment of AIDS infection-induced opportunistic disease
Infection prevention as well as
Efforts to develop a vaccine2
The retroviruses (family: Retroviridae) infects mainly vertebrates.3
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