HIV presentation (exam 2)

Question 1

HIV life cycle

Answer 1

1) HIV attaches to CD4 cell and enters
2) HIV copies itself
3) HIV and CD4 cell fight HIV damages
4) young HIV leaves CD4
5) HIV grows mature and goes off to invade more CD4 cells

Question 2

ways HIV are spread

Answer 2

• unprotected sex
• pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding
• injected drugs
• working in healthcare
• blood transfusions and organ/tissue transplants

Question 3

2015 HIV outbreak

Answer 3

Scott County, Indiana (low socio-economic)

- result of sharing syringes for injections (oxymorphone)

Question 4

During the Scott County HIV outbreak, what was the coinfection?

Answer 4

Hepatitis C virus

Question 5

what intervention was used for the Scott county HIV outbreak?

Answer 5

contact tracing

Question 6

what is a newer surveillance tool to improve HIV surveillance?

Answer 6

Molecular HIV Surveillance (MHS)

Question 7

HIV cluster

Answer 7

group of people whose HIV genetic sequence is so similar that’s to imply an epidemiological link among them

Question 8

MHS has been used to survey this place in Texas

Answer 8

Bexar country

Question 9

What are the measures taken to reduce number of new HIV diagnosis?

Answer 9

• alert physicians by letters
• PrEP recommendation to HIV-negative, high risk contacts
• increased prevention, testing and education efforts
• community engagement to decrease stigma around homosexuality in Hispanic culture

Question 10

are more males or females infected with HIV?

Answer 10

males (about 80%)

Question 11

What are the two highest transmission risks of HIV in the U.S.?

Answer 11

1) MSM

2) high-risk heterosexual contact

Question 12

What are the two highest transmission risks of HIV in the Utah?

Answer 12

1) MSM

2) unknown

Question 13

most common age range for new diagnoses?

Answer 13

25-34

Question 14

which race/ethnicity is most infected with new diagnoses HIV in utah and the U.S.?

Answer 14

blacks