HIV/AIDS pt1

True/false: Untreated, HIV does not render the immune system

False

What does HAART stand for, and what is it used for?

Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy; HIV/AIDS

Which type of HIV is more virulent, HIV-1 or HIV-2

HIV-1

“Majority of infections; pandemic” HIV-1 or HIV-2

HIV-1

“generally confined to West Africa” HIV-1 or HIV-2

HIV-2

What are the three modes of transmission for HIV/AIDS?

Parenteral, sexual contact, and vertical transmission

Clinical latency is also known as what?

Asymptomatic or chronic infection

“Lasts 10+ years, longer or shorter” applies to which stage of HIV/AIDS

Clinical latency

True/false: HIV is active and replicating and is still transmissible in the clinical latency phase?

True

Early intervention of what can slow down the process of HIV-1 manifestation

Drugs

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is associated with reactivation of which disease?

HHV-4

What oral lesion has a similar look as dental infections?

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Worsening of existing infection

Paradoxical IRIS

Appearance of new infection

Unmasking IRIS

What should you keep in mind if a patient has HIV/AIDS and is taking a HAART

They will need more frequent appointments

Which statement best describes the role of PrEP in HIV prevention?

It reduces the risk of HIV infection by ≤92% when using combination drugs

The use of antiretroviral drugs within 72 hours of high-risk exposure to prevent seroconversion

PEP

The phase of when someone is infected with HIV

Seroconversion

HIV treatment as prevention primarily works by which mechanism?

Using antiretroviral drugs to reduce viral load

Why is it important to remember that HAART side effects can cause nausea and vomitting?

Increases dental caries/dental erosion

What is one major risk factor of MRSA?

Long hospital stays