RA 8504 Flashcards
RA 8504 is also know as?
Philippine AIDS and Prevention and Control Act of 1998
When was RA 8504 approved?
February 13, 1998
Creation of AIDSWATCH
PNAC Resolution 1 Section 6
Rules and Regulations Implementing the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
PNAC Resolution 1
Rules and Regulations governing the regulation of HIV testing laboratories
AO 0025-2007
How many section does RA 8504 have?
52 section
It refers to the period of time, usually lasting from 2 weeks to 6 months during which an infected individual will test negative upon HIV testing but can actually transmit the infection
HIV window period
It is to monitor the magnitude, distribution and progression, including epidemics of HIV infection in the country, evaluate the adequacy and efficiency of the HIV prevention and control measures
AIDSWATCH
A central advisory for the planning and policy making body on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines?
Philippine National Aids Council
Results shall be CONFIDENTIAL and shall be released only to the following:
Person who was tested
Parent of a minor who was tested
Legal guardian of an insane person or orphan who was tested
Person authorized to receive said result for AIDSWATCH
A judge of the lower court, Justice of the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court Justice
Earliest case of infection of HIV-1 is came from a person in?
Central Africa in 1959
When was HIV 2 identified?
1980
It is the 2nd notorious laboratory acquired infection?
HIV
What are the steps in HIV replication?
- Binding
- Fusion
- Reverse Transcription
- Integration
- Replication
- Assembly
- Budding
You can get HIV via?
Unprotected sex
Injecting drugs
Blood transfusion and organ/tissue transplant
Pregnancy, childbirth and breast feeding
Working in health care
