DOY

Question 1

the retrovirus infecting human immune system cells, destroying or impairing their function. Infection leads to progressive immune system deterioration.

Answer 1

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Question 2

interpersonal and dynamic communication process between a client and a trained counselor (bound by a code of ethics and practice) to resolve personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties.

Answer 2

HIV Counseling

Question 3

Voluntary agreement of a person to undergo or be subjected to a procedure based on full information, whether such permission is written or conveyed verbally.

Answer 3

Informed Consent

Question 4

Illnesses caused by various organisms, many of which do not cause diseases in persons with healthy immune systems.

Answer 4

Opportunistic Infections

Question 5

Process by which the “index client,” “source,” or patient who has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) including HIV, is given support in order to notify and advise the partners that have been exposed to infection.

Answer 5

Partner Notification

Question 6

Use of prescription drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV infection by people who do not have the HIV and AIDS.

Answer 6

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Question 8

Dynamic devaluation and dehumanization of an individual in the eyes of others, which may be based on attributes that are arbitrarily defined by others as discreditable or unworthy, and which results in discrimination when acted upon.

Answer 8

Stigma

Question 9

Health care provider initiating HIV testing to a person practicing high-risk behaviors or vulnerable to HIV after conducting HIV pre-test counseling. A person may elect to decline or defer testing such that consent is conditional.

Answer 9

Provider-initiated Counseling and Testing

Question 10

Any agent or device used to prevent the transmission of an infection

Answer 10

Prophylactic

Question 11

Process of providing risk-reduction information and emotional support to a person who submitted to HIV testing at the time the result is released.

Answer 11

Post-test Counseling

Question 12

Preventive medical treatment started immediately after exposure to pathogen (HIV) in order to prevent infection by the pathogen and the development of the disease.

Answer 12

Post-exposure Prophylaxis

Question 13

Any DOH-accredited on-site or mobile testing center, hospital, clinic, laboratory, and other facility that has the capacity to conduct voluntary HIV counseling and HIV testing.

Answer 13

HIV Testing Facility

Question 14

Any laboratory testing or procedure done on an individual in relation to a person’s HIV condition.

Answer 14

HIV-related Testing