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AZT, also known as zidovudine, is a type of antiretroviral medication that works by blocking an enzyme called reverse transcriptase, which is needed by the HIV virus to replicate. By inhibiting this enzyme, AZT helps to slow down the progression of HIV/AIDS and reduce the amount of virus in the body.

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What is the drug AZT used to treat?

The drug AZT is used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. The drug is the first U.S government approved treatment for HIV treatment. The drug is prescribed under the name Retrovir.


AZT is used for?

AZT is a medication used to treat AIDS.It belongs to a class of drugs called Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI) that work by inhibiting Reverse Transcriptase, which is an enzyme that converts the virus's RNA into DNA. If the HIV cell is unable to create DNA inside a healthy cell, HIV cannot infect the cell.


Can aids can be prevented with a new vaccine called azt?

AZT is a medicine used to treat HIV. It is not a vaccine. Sometimes HIV drugs can be used before exposure to the virus and reduce the risk of infection. AZT is commonly used by HIV-positive women during pregnancy to prevent passing HIV to their babies. The new born babies also use a small dose of AZT afterwards as an additional protection. The best way for women to use AZT in this way is in a combination with at least two other HIV drugs.


What makes AZT?

AZT, or azidothymidine, is an antiretroviral medication used primarily to treat HIV/AIDS. It is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) that works by blocking the reverse transcriptase enzyme, preventing the virus from replicating its genetic material. AZT is derived from thymidine and is chemically modified to include an azido group, which alters its function and increases its effectiveness against HIV. Its introduction in the late 1980s marked a significant advancement in the treatment of HIV.


What famous person has HIVAIDS?

Magic Johnson.


What letter indicates the vertex of AZT?

Z


What subscription medicines are given for HIV?

AZT


What is used to fight HIV in Africa?

AZT


What names does zidovudine go by?

AZT and Retrovir


How AZT work?

3-azido-3-deoxythimidine, also known as Zidovudine or AZT, functions by interfering with DNA replication.The AZT molecule was first synthesized in 1964 by a chemist called Jerome Horwitz. AZT was originally synthesized in hoping to combat cancer cell growth. However, it was deemed ineffective, and was forgotten until the outbreak of AIDS.AZT is classified as a Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI). AZT replaces the nucleoside base Thymidine on the DNA strand when the synthesis of a new DNA strand occurs, during cellular division. This will terminate cellular division. This is why AZT is classified as a DNA chain terminating drug.HIV requires the host cell's DNA in order to replicate itself, and without the DNA strand fully functioning, HIV cannot replicate, and thus slowing down the reproduction of HIV.


What is the region with the most people infected by HIVAIDS?

Your mom's house


Does HIVAids die after contact with air?

Nope, i dont think so.