HIV

Question 1

• What are the risk groups for HIV?

Answer 1

o IVDU
o People who have unprotected sex (anal or vaginal)
o A child in utero with a mother who has a high viral load

Question 2

• What are the main ways HIV is transmitted?

Answer 2

1. Sexual contact (biggest factor)
2. Needle sharing
3. Transfusions

Question 3

• What is AIDS?

Answer 3

about 6-9 years after HIV exposure. This occurs when there is significant immunocompromised.

Question 4

• What are the 3 phases of HIV/AIDS progression?

1. Initial infection
2. Clinical latency - HIV particles slowly kill off?
3. AIDS

Answer 4

1. Initial infection = influenza-like illness following initial infection
2. Clinical latency = Asymptomatic period where the HIV particles slowly kill off CD4+ T cells
3. AIDS = the phase of immunodeficiency