Measles and HIV

• Viruses


  Pathogens that cannot be killed by antibiotics
• Viruses are microorganisms that cause infectious disease
• Measles


  • Highly infectious disease
  • First symptom is fever
  • After 3 days, patient develops red skin rash
  • Virus spreads through coughing/sneezing droplets
  • Can cause complications and be fatal
• HIV


  • First symptom is flu-like illness
  • Virus attacks immune system cells
  • Immune system becomes severely damaged
  • Patient can contract other infections and develop cancer
  • Late stage is AIDS, often fatal
  • Can be treated with antiretroviral drugs but not cured
  • Transmitted through exchange of bodily fluids
• Most children are vaccinated against measles when young
• Patients on antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not develop AIDS and can have normal life expectancy