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Whats the morphology/genome of HIV like?

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Envelopped with linear, dimeric, ssRNA(+) genome

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How many species of HIV are there?

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2 - HIV-1 and HIV-2

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How many groups are there in HIV-1

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4: M, N, O, and P

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Which strain of HIV is the one responsible for the global epidemic?

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HIV-1 strain M

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What is the dominant HIV-1 subtype in the americas?

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HIV-1, group M, subtype B

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Where is the greatest diversity and prevalence of HIV found?

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Africa

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How many out of 100 sexually active adults are infected with HIV worldwide

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1/100

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What are the 3 ways in which HIV can get transmitted? When is each more common?

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  1. Sexually is most common (90%)
  2. IV drug use is also a method (%8)
  3. Vertical transmission in developing countries (25%)
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What are the 3 stages in the progression of HIV?

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  1. Primary infection
  2. Clinical latency
  3. AIDS
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How long does the primary infection with HIV last?

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3-6 weeks

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What are the symptoms of the acute phase of HIV?

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Mono-like symptoms: fever, maculopapular rash, oral ulcers, lymphadenopathy, malaise, weight loss, arthralgia, night sweats

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What is the general patten of CD4 cell and antibody against HIV virus as the disease progresses?

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both decrease as the viral load increases

- ultimately end at the wasting stage before death

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What are kinds of opportunistic infections that can occur with HIV? Why?

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Occur because the CD4 count drops

TB, HZV, pneumocystis, candida infections…

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When is risk of sexual transmission highest?

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during acute and late stage infection (higher viral loads)

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What can be given to someone who may have been exposed to HIV?

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post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

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How soon does PEP need to be given?

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within 72 hours to be effective

-within 2 hours is best

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What is the name for the kind of ARV therapy currently in use for HIV?

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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

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What are the 4 general types of lab tests used for HIV

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  1. HIV screening assays
  2. Confirmatory testing
  3. Viral loads to monitor treatment
  4. Antiviral resistance testing
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What needs to be done if you get a positive result for an HIV screening assay? a negative result?

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EIA positive: requires confirmatory testing

EIA negative: repeat over time (window period)

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Why are the 4th gen EIAs for HIV so much better?

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because they detect both HIV antigen and antibodies made against it

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What is the window period?

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the time between infection and when it can be detected in the lab

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What is the window period for HIV using the 4th generation EIA?

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What is seroconversion?

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generation of antibodies against a particular pathogen/virus

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Why do you need to perform multiple tests over time for HIV ?

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because by 2-3 weeks, only 50% of people have seroconverted

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What test is used as a confirmatory method for HIV? How does it work?
Western blot HIV viral proteins separated by electrophoresis and transferred to nitrocellulose membrane Will detect anti-HIV antibodies in serum
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What is the HIV-1/HIV-2 immunoblot? what are the advantages?
Small card that you put blood and buffer on to. | Advantages: rapid, specific, and will detect both HIV-1 and HIV-2
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When are 5 instances where you would use molecule methods for HIV detection?
1. Monitor therapy (quantitative - viral loads) 2. Earlier diagnosis during window period? - EIA over time… 3. Supplemental test for problematic Western or immunoblot results (ex: persistent indeterminate) 4. Testing of babies born to HIV-positive mothers - Maternal antibody in babies persist up to 24 months 5. Late in disease (wasting) - seroreversion
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What kind of test specifically is used to monitor viral load/ARV therapy?
quantitative RT-PCR
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The most common HIV drugs are __ because they benefit from the presence of ___
Nucleoside and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs and NNRTIs) - because HIV has a viral RT
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What are the 5 drug targets of HIV ARVs?
1. Fusion inhibitors 2. CCR5 co-receptor antagonists 3. NRTIs and NNRTIs 4. Integrase inhibitors 5. Protease inhibitors
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How does HIV resistance arise/why is it so common?
Because the RT lacks proofreading ability and so much viral replication is going on, you can get millions of variants per day
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What is HIV resistance testing? How does it work?
test serum or plasma and do a RT PCR and amplify the sequence – then look for mutations in the sequences that are targets for the ARVs
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What kind of genome/morphology is Hepatitis C virus? many types of genotypes or just one?
ssRNA (+), envelopped multiple genotypes
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approx. how many HCV carriers are there worldwide?
about 170 million
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What are 6 symptoms of an infection with HCV?
1. Abdominal pain 2. Jaundice 3. Nausea/vomiting 4. Swollen abdomen 5. itchy skin 6. weight loss
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What % of people develop a chronic HCV infection after the acute stage? what % of those patients will develop cirrhosis of the liver? what % of THOSE peeps will get ESLD and die?
60-85% 5% 25% will die
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Why is the main method for testing HCV serology and not molecular methods?
Because the viral RNA load stays relatively constant over time EIAs and confirmatory assays are used instead
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What marker is used to monitor liver damage?
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) = marker for liver damage
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What is the flow of testing for HCV?
1. EIA - if negative test over time 2. NAAT test if EIA positive - if positive = HCV pos 3. if NAAT negative -> do RIBA - RT-PCR or recombinant immunoblot (RIBA) 4. If RIBA positive = HCV positive - if negative then you repeat HCV EIA in a month
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How does RIBA work?
confirms EIA through serology by testing anti HCV in serum
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What is the point of doing HCV genotyping? How is it done?
will help determine treatment and duration done doing a line probe assay
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What are 3 types of direct acting antivirals (DAA) used in the treatment of HCV?
1. RNA replicase inhibitors 2. Protease inhibitors 3. NS5A inhibitors
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What kind of genome/morphology does Hep B have? Does it have a RT?
Enveloped, partially dsDNA Yes has a viral RT
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How many carriers of HBV are there worldwide?
About 350 million
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How is HBV transmitted?
Can be vertical or horizontal | - horizontal from sexual contact, blood transfusion, sharing needles etc.
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What is the difference between people who become chronically infected from a vertical vs. horizontal transmission?
90% of infants will become chronically infected where only 6% of people over the age of 5 become chronically infected
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Who is more likely to enter the chronic stage of HBV infection?
children (90%) vs only 5% of adults
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What % of children with chronic HBV infections go on to develop cirrhosis?
about 30% | - some of which will go on to develop ESLD
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How can you prevent HBV?
Vaccination
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What are 2 current treatments available for HBV?
alpha-interferon, lamivudine | - some other newer treatments as well
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Vaccines against HBV are based on what antigens?
surface antigens
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antibodies made against the core HBV viral protein tells you someone has been..?
infected and then become immune
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Describe the difference between the acute and chronic graphs of HBV
for acute (that resolves): titre of surface antigen increases and then decreases, then Ab to the surface protein develops and tapers off. Ab to core antigen increases and remains constant for chronic: while Ab to core antigen remains high, no Ab to surface protein develops and so the titre of surface protein remains high

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