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      • Laboratory report rubric
      • Notes
        • 1. Chemical foundations
        • 2. Atoms, molecules, and ions
        • 3. Stoichiometry
        • 4. Types of chemical reactions and solution stoichiometry
        • 5. Gases
        • 6. Thermochemistry
        • 7. Atomic structure and periodicity
        • 8. Bonding: general concepts
        • 9. Covalent bonding: orbitals
        • 10. Liquids and solids
        • 11. Properties of solutions
        • 12. Chemical kinetics
        • 13. Chemical equilibrium
        • 14. Acids and bases
        • 15. Acid-base equilibria
        • 16. Solubility and complex ion equilibria
        • 17. Spontaneity, entropy, free energy
        • 18. Electrochemistry
      • Drug unit
        • Basics
        • Analgesics
        • Antacids
        • Anesthetics
        • Depressants
        • Stimulants
        • Antibiotics
        • Antiviral drugs
        • Mind-altering drugs
    • Textbook (incomplete)
      • 1. Chemical foundations
      • 2. Atoms, molecules, and ions
      • 3. Stoichiometry
      • 4. Types of chemical reactions and solution stoichiometry
      • 5. Gases
      • 6. Thermochemistry
      • 7. Atomic structure and periodicity
      • 8. Bonding: general concepts
    • CED
      • 1. Atomic structure and properties
      • 2. Compound structure and properties
      • 3. Properties of substances and mixtures
      • 4. Chemical reactions
      • 5. Kinetics
      • 6. Thermochemistry
      • 7. Equilibrium
      • 8. Acids and bases
      • 9. Thermodynamics and electrochemistry
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Antiviral drugs

virus: infectious agent
can only replicate within living cells (needs a host)
causes diseases
usually a piece of DNA or RNA that has a protein coat, sometimes has spike proteins
not alive
examples of harmful viruses
human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
infects white blood cells in immune system
body produces more white blood cells which spreads HIV
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): <5% of white blood cells remain
usually transmitted sexually
herpes
hepatitis
coronavirus (COVID-19)
rabies
influenza (flu)
cold
chicken pox (child) → shingles (adult)
polio
measles
antiviral drug: drug that stops viruses from replicating or destroys viruses (not very effective)
vaccine: inject piece of virus or dead virus to train body to build immunity
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