Week 10

Question 1

What do Blood Born Infections (BBIS) include?

Answer 1

HIV, Hep C, & Hep B

Question 2

Which Blood Born Infections can be transmitted through sharing razors or toothbrushes?

Answer 2

Hep A, Hep C

Question 3

Which Blood Born Infection can be transmitted through breast milk?

Answer 3

HIV

Question 4

What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Answer 4

• is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system
• if left untreated causes a weakened immune system or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 5

What are the only 5 ways HIV can be transmitted?

Answer 5

• blood, semen (including pre-cum), rectal fluid, vaginal fluid, breast milk

Question 6

What symptoms might people living with HIV experience within 2-4 weeks?

Answer 6

Join pain, chills, fever, headache, sore throat, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes

Question 7

What test is done for HIV testing?

Answer 7

Blood serum test

Question 8

When does the Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) detect HIV?

Answer 8

detects HIV 10-33 days after exposure & is done using venipuncture (tells us viral load//a measurement of the amount of a virus in an organism, typically in the bloodstream, usually stated in virus particles per milliliter)

Question 9

When does the Antigen/Antibody Lab Test detect HIV

Answer 9

detects HIV 18-90 days after exposure & is done from a finger stick sample (30 mins for the result)

Question 10

When does the Antibody test detect HIV?

Answer 10

detects HIV 23-90 days after exposure & are available as self-tests (20 mins for results)

Question 11

What are clients treated with for HIV?

Answer 11

Antiretroviral medications (Antriretroviral Therapy//ART)

Question 12

What is U = U

Answer 12

Undetectable = Untransmittable

Question 13

Difference between transmission of Hep B & Hep C?

Answer 13

Hep B: transmitted through direct contact with infected body fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluid)

Hep C: transmitted mostly through blood and not so much through fluids

A person can transmit hepatitis B through bodily fluids, while the transmission of hepatitis C usually only occurs through blood-to-blood contact. A person can reduce their risk of hepatitis B transmission by getting the hepatitis B vaccine. Doctors can often treat chronic hepatitis C.

Question 14

What are the medications used to treat Hep C?

Answer 14

Direct acting antivirals (Daa’s) which block the replication of HCV (hepatitis C virus)

Question 15

What are the medications to treat Hep B?

Answer 15

Antiviral drugs

Question 16

How does a pt know when they are cured from Hep C?

Answer 16

After a negative/undetectable HCV RNA test 12 weeks after the end of their tx