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2 What is HIV? H = Human I = immuno-deficiency V = Virus

3 What is AIDS? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

4 Syndrome

5 Questions

6 What is the relationship between HIV and AIDS?

7 HIV is the cause of AIDS

8 HIV, a silent destroyer

9 Natural course of HIV 3 Years 10

10 Body reaction to HIV infection CD4 CD4 are permanent defense elements 700 to 1000 CD4/Ml

11 Human body defence system Antibodies 6 Weeks

12 Human body defence system CD4 Antibodies 6 Weeks after HIV infection

13 Questions

14 HIV is only acquired from one person to another? Yes No

15 HIV is the virus that causes AIDS? Yes No

16 AIDS means the human defense system (immunity) is weakened? Yes No

17 HIV is acquired from 1 Cow 2 Mosquito 4 NOT Washing hands 5 From one person to another

18 HIV transmission HIV MAN WOMEN MAN

19 Persons with the HIV virus

20 Sexual intercourse

21 Sexual intercourse

22 Blood to blood transmission

23 Blood to blood transmission

24 Mother to child transmission

25 Questions

26 Which of the following fluids can transmit HIV? 1 Vaginal fluid 2 Saliva 3 Blood 4 Urine 5 Semen 6 Sweat 7 breast milk

27 Can I get HIV infection through? French kiss? Yes No

28 Can I get HIV infection through? Sextual inercourse Yes No

29 Can I get HIV infection through? Mousquito bits? Yes No

30 Can I get HIV infection through? Hugging someone living with HIV? Yes No

31 Who can infect the child? 1 mother 2 father 3 mother & father

32 A child can be infected by breast milk? Yes No

33 From absence to presence of signs HIV CD4

34 Progressively HIV kills the CD4

35 No symptom or Flu-like Day-1 to 2 weeks 2 weeks up to 10 years Symptomatic AIDS After 10 years

36 You can have HIV infection and being healthy? Yes No

37 You can transmit HIV in the first period of the infection? Yes No

38 HIV testing

39 Looking for antibodies

40 After 1 ½ Months to HIV infection Doctor Antibody No Antibody HIV NO HIV

41 Rapid Test Minutes

42 Regular test 1 Week SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

43 Test result and interpretation

44 Antibody Not found Risk taken No HIV Negative (-) Message to patient Protect yourself to remain HIV negative

45 Antibody Not found Risk taken Yes HIV Negative (-) Message to patient Window period Re-test 1&1/2 month later Risk of transmissing HIV

46 HIV Positive Antibody Found Risk taken Yes HIV Positive (+) Message to patient Medical follow-up and care Evaluation of the level of defense system Risk of transmissing HIV

47 Questions

48 When making an HIV diagnosis, the lab looks for? Presence of antibodies in the blood Yes No

49 When making an HIV diagnosis, the lab looks for? Presence of virus Yes No

50 When making an HIV diagnosis, the lab looks for? Presence of CD4 Yes No

51 A person can be diagnosed negative and have HIV infection Yes No

52 An HIV test negative means you can not get infection in the future? Yes No

53 Follow-up, care and treatment for HIV positive patients

54 If CD4 = 350Ml to 700Ml

55 No treatment Defence still strong Risk that you transmit HIV, take protection

56 Regular follow up required

57 If < 350Ml CD4

58 Treatment required Defence is week Risk that you transmit HIV, take protection

59 Regular follow up required

60 If < 200Ml CD4

61 Treatment required Defence is very week Risk that you transmit HIV, take protection

62 Regular follow up required

63 The threshold of 350 CD4 cells/ml is considered for antiretroviral treatment prescription? Yes No

64 A 200 CD4 cells/ml corresponds to an advanced stage of the HIV infection. Yes No

65 In Belgium, HIV patients have to pay the antiretroviral treatment. Yes I don t Know No

66 Antiretroviral treatment is a long life treatment. Yes I don t Know No

67 Prevention

68 Sexual intercourse Always use a condom

69 Mother to child transmission

70 Mother to child transmission Use Medicines

71 Mother to child transmission No milk feeding

72 Blood to blood transmission No syringe sharing

73 Blood to blood transmission

74 No ceserian section

75 The condom is the only mean to prevent HIV transmission Yes I don t Know No

76 Mother-to-child transmission is prevented with anti-retroviral treatment Yes No

77 Using his own syringe and needle for is the only way to prevent HIV transmission among intraveinous drug users Yes No

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