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Henry Lebard Antibiotics are drugs which kill or slow the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics block metabolic pathways of bacteria, inhibiting cell wall formation and protein synthesis, which results in the death of foreign bacteria. However, viruses are not alive and utilize the organisms host cells to replicate, which are not targeted by antibiotics. In order to kill a virus by antibiotics human cell has to be killed as well
 * 5.3.5 Explain why antibiotics are affective against bacteria but not viruses.**

AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a collection of symptoms caused by infection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The initial virus, HIV, kills T-cells which ultimately leads to (AIDS) the deficiency and destruction of the immune system after an asymptomatic period which averages about ten years in length.
 * 5.3.6 (written)** **Explain the cause, transmission, and social implication of AIDS.**
 * Transmission**: HIV is transmitted via direct contact of a mucous membrane with a bodily fluid containing the HIV such as blood, semen, or breast milk. The transmission could be through anal or penetrative sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, contaminated needles, or during pregnancy. Most researches believe that the virus originated from the Sub-Saharan Africa, yet many details remain uncertain.
 * Social Implications of AIDS**: Because of fear and apprehension for those associated with the disease, the lifestyle associated with the disease is attacked; people have trouble getting a job or even getting health insurance - they may be distanced from society

Ryan Husseini The benefits of vaccination include: 1) Some diseases, such as small pox, can be eradicated 2) Deaths can be prevented, for example from measles 3) Long term disabilities can be prevented (rubella in pregnant women can lead to birth defects and mumps can cause infertility in men) The dangers of vaccination include: 1) Excessive amounts of vaccination can reduce the ability of the immune system to fight off new diseases. 2) Immunity caused by the vaccination may not be as strong as immunity to the actual disease. 3) Dangerous side effects of some vaccines; whooping cough vaccine can cause brain damage, MMR vaccine may increase the chance of autism, and cancer patients and others can be harmed by cross infection from people vaccinated with the live virus.
 * 10.1.8 Discuss the benefits and dangers of vaccination against bacterial and viral infection, including the MMR vaccine (combined measles/mumps/rubella) and two other examples**