Grade Range: 5-12
Date Posted: 7/10/2012
In this post, students will learn about the first approved HIV/AIDS drug, AZT (also called Zidovudine (ZVD) and Retrovir). The drug is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. This type of medicine stops the reproduction of DNA and reduces the amount of the virus in the blood (the viral load). This post is published on the Museum's "O Say Can You See?" blog.
Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)
Science Standards (Grades 9-12)
United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)
World History Standards (Grades 5-12)