Description:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects millions of individuals worldwide and remains a significant global health challenge. This comprehensive course provides an in-depth exploration of HIV, starting with a brief overview of the history and impacts of HIV. It examines the numbers of individuals impacted both in the United States and globally, dives into the transmission and life cycle of HIV, and explores how transmission may be impacted by the type of exposure. The course finalizes discussing detection, load monitoring, and treatment of HIV, focusing on different medications and how each medication disrupts the life cycle of HIV.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe epidemiological trends of HIV in the United States and globally
- Determine the viral infection processes and phases of the HIV life cycle
- Recognize the risk of HIV transmission according to the type of exposure
- Identify the procedures related to detection, viral load monitoring, and treatment of HIV
Author(s):
Mauricio Vecina, M.D.
Launched: 2024