Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (9824-07)
Learn about the epidemiology, transmission, immunologic response, the analyses available for detection and differentiation of HIV as well as the different strategies being studied to develop a vaccine.
| Code |
9824-07 |
| Niveau |
Supérieur |
Prix membres
$0
Prix non-membres
$135
Renseignements additionnels
PEP hours: 10.5
CPS/ART credits: 0.5
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the history that lead up to the identification of the AIDS virus
- Be aware of the occurrence and distribution of AIDS in the world population
- Identify the epidemiologic factors related to the risk of acquiring AIDS
- Understand the different modes of HIV transmission
- Understand the factors that must be present for transmission of HIV
- Understand what a retrovirus is
- Understand the mechanisms and structure of the HIV virus
- Describe the mechanism of viral replication
- Know the most important proteins that are present in the HIV virus
- Identify the different antigens of the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses
- Describe the classification of HIV subtypes
- Know the primary characteristics of the HIV virus that makes it such a terrible adversary
- Discuss the implications of HIV variability
- Understand how the HIV infection progresses from the initial to the final stages
- Know the progression of symptoms associated with an HIV infection
- Know the laboratory abnormalities associated with an HIV infection
- Understand the two most widely used classification systems in HIV-related illnesses
- Understand how the human immune system responds to the HIV virus
- Know what the window period in the immune response is with respect to the HIV virus
- Know the diagnostic problems present in babies born to infected mothers
- Be aware of the different screening techniques available to date for HIV testing
- Know the difference between direct and indirect ELISA techniques
- Know what recombinant and synthetic peptide antigen tests are
- Be aware that tests are available for differentiating HIV-1 and HIV-2
- Realize that other fluids other than blood can be used for detecting HIV antibodies
- Be aware of the confirmatory tests available for testing the HIV virus
- Be aware of the tests available to aid research
- Be aware of the accepted criteria for interpretation of confirmatory test results
- Know the two important general guidelines for HIV testing
- Be aware of the current drugs being developed for the treatment of AIDS
- List the four main types of drugs in use to treat HIV infections
- Be aware of the difficulties encountered in the development of a vaccine for HIV
- Describe the limitations inherent with vaccine design and production
Instructor: John Chapman, FCSMLS, FIMLS, CLSp(H)
Prerequisites: None
Textbook: N/A
Equipment: Computer with Internet is required
Start Date: Upon registration
Completion: Up to 52 weeks
Version Date: November 2007