SELF-STUDY 106 - Basic Level HIV/AIDS: The New Generation

This updated course includes a timeline of HIV/AIDS, from the first known retrovirus through the latest drug-related research, the epidemiology, the biology, and pathophysiology of the disease process and how HIV infects the human genome, causing a multitude of diseases. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to understand retroviruses and their complex genomes, the latest laboratory tests available and how to interpret their results, how to prevent and protect oneself against HIV/AIDS, the new research and treatments currently available, and the ethical and legal issues of this debilitating disease. Information to this course was updated in 2007. The exam is unchanged in 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: HISTORY OF HIV/AIDS
SECTION 2: BIOLOGY OF HIV/AIDS
SECTION 3:EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIV/AIDS
SECTION 4: SYMPTOMS, OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
Symptoms; Opportunistic Infections; Diagnosis; ELISA; Western Blot (WB); Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA); Newly Approved HIV Test Kits; P24 Antigen Testing; Branched DNA (Bdna) Assay; Viral Load Testing; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Genotypic Assays; T-Cell Testing
SECTION 5: PREVENTION, UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS, OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE STANDARD, MANAGEMENT OF EXPOSURES
Universal Precautions; Occupational Exposure Standard; Exposure Control Plan; Management of Exposures to Healthcare Workers
SECTION 6: THERAPY, NUTRITION & HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS
Therapy; Nutrition; Helpful Organizations
SECTION 7: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

Written by:
Janice A. Pini CLS(NCA)
Published 2003. Updated 2007.
Contact Hours . . . . . . . 10

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