Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
First Signs-
Those whose immune systems are weak and cannot fight HPV are vulnerable to contracting Tree-Man Disease. Due to the extremely rare immune system deficiency, their bodies are unable to contain the warts. The virus then “hijacks the cellular machinery of their skin cells,” which makes them produce massive amounts of the substance causing tree-like growths known as “cutaneous horns."
How it spreads:
Can not be spread by physical contact
Only hereditary (you are born with it)
Causes-
Result of an uncontrolled HPV infection
Result of mutation or inactivity of genes, EVER 1 and EVER 2
Treatment-
Yet to be discovered :)
Symptoms:
Interesting Facts:
Warts can be surgically removed, however, do grow back
People have tried direct radiation, but that leads to cancer
It is also called: Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseCaused-
Occurs later in life
Thought to be caused by a “slow virus” but no virus has ever been directly linked
Current Therapy-
-Current therapy aims at making the patient as comfortable as possible using opiates, as most people diagnosed with CJD die within a yearTested Therapies
-Drugs such as including amantadine, steroids, interferon, acyclovir, antiviral agents, and antibiotics have been tested, but no consistent benefits have occurred.
HIVCauses
Current Therapy
People treat HIV with ART, antiretroviral therapy. This isn’t a cure, but does slow down the reproduction of HIV cells in the human body.
First Signs-
Those whose immune systems are weak and cannot fight HPV are vulnerable to contracting Tree-Man Disease. Due to the extremely rare immune system deficiency, their bodies are unable to contain the warts. The virus then “hijacks the cellular machinery of their skin cells,” which makes them produce massive amounts of the substance causing tree-like growths known as “cutaneous horns."
How it spreads:
Can not be spread by physical contact
Only hereditary (you are born with it)
Causes-
Result of an uncontrolled HPV infection
Result of mutation or inactivity of genes, EVER 1 and EVER 2
Treatment-
Yet to be discovered :)
Symptoms:
Interesting Facts:
Warts can be surgically removed, however, do grow back
People have tried direct radiation, but that leads to cancer
It is also called: Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseCaused-
Occurs later in life
Thought to be caused by a “slow virus” but no virus has ever been directly linked
Current Therapy-
-Current therapy aims at making the patient as comfortable as possible using opiates, as most people diagnosed with CJD die within a yearTested Therapies
-Drugs such as including amantadine, steroids, interferon, acyclovir, antiviral agents, and antibiotics have been tested, but no consistent benefits have occurred.
HIVCauses
- Intercorse
- Contact with infected blood
- Most common is to share drug needles
Current Therapy
People treat HIV with ART, antiretroviral therapy. This isn’t a cure, but does slow down the reproduction of HIV cells in the human body.
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