HIV/AIDS

Question 1

Who is high risk of developing HIV?

Answer 1

MSM, sex workers, IVDU, those with concurrent infections, transgender women

Question 2

How is it transmitted?

Answer 2

Sexual contact, contaminated blood products, mother-t-child

Question 3

Does it have a short or long incubation period?

Answer 3

Long

Question 4

Are humans the only resevoir?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

How is it treated?

Answer 5

Triple therapy with antiretroviral therapy
Given in combination to prevent resistance
NOT A CURE but does prevent transmission

Question 6

What public health interventions can be done?

Answer 6

HIV testing - rapid diagnostic tests, integrate into other services to make it more accessible, target high risk individuals

Prevent transmission - condoms, male circumcision, needle exchange, PrEP, prevention of vertical transmission, sex education

Treatment as prevention - need good adherence, monitor for response, change drugs if needed

CONTACT TRACING - sexual and injecting

Prevent opportunistic infections and co-morbidities

Question 7

Where is the burden the greatest?

Answer 7

Sub-Saharan Africa and other LMICs

30% occur in people aged 15-24