1. AIM: How does HIV affect the immune system? DO NOW: List three things you know about HIV. DO NOW: List three things you know about HIV. Vocabulary: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), opportunistic infection Vocabulary: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), opportunistic infection Final Paper due tonight at 11:59pm Final Paper due tonight at 11:59pm Projects due tomorrow. Bring to room 208 between 7:15 and 7:30 tomorrow morning. Projects due tomorrow. Bring to room 208 between 7:15 and 7:30 tomorrow morning. Review Worksheet due Thursday. Posted on Website. Review Worksheet due Thursday. Posted on Website. Review Topics posted for Final 1/21 Review Topics posted for Final 1/21

2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV is a “retrovirus.” Its genetic material is RNA. It can infect helper T cells and macrophages.

3. HIV Transmission What are some ways that HIV is transmitted? How can transmission of HIV be prevented?

4. When the helper T cell count falls below a critical level, the patient has AIDS. Read the passage from the play Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Read the passage from the play Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Underline any portions of the reading that refer to CAUSES of AIDS. Underline any portions of the reading that refer to CAUSES of AIDS. CIRCLE any portions of the reading that refer to symptoms of AIDS. CIRCLE any portions of the reading that refer to symptoms of AIDS. What is your general impression of the conversation? What is your general impression of the conversation?

5. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Causes CausesSymptoms

6. Movie: And the Band Played On Answer the following questions. Answer the following questions. What were the CDC doctors trying to determine? How did they go about it? What were the CDC doctors trying to determine? How did they go about it? What was the response of the blood banks to the warnings from the CDC? What was the response of the blood banks to the warnings from the CDC? What does the film suggest about the social and political climate at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic? What does the film suggest about the social and political climate at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic?