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HIV and AIDS: Diagnosis

Description: The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV is a retrovirus, and is composed of a central core made of proteins and RNA, surrounded by an "envelope" or membrane made of other proteins and fatty acids. This course presents basic scientific and medical background information about HIV diagnosis and clinical manifestations.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DIAGNOSIS
4. Objectives
5. Definition of an HIV Case
6. Stages 1, 2, and 3
7. Stage 4
8. ELISA
9. Western Blot
10. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Markers
11. Viral Antigen Assay and Nucleic Acid Testing
12. Rate of Disease Progression
13. HIV Drug Resistance
14. Progress Check

CLINICAL FEATURES
15. Objectives
16. CDC Classification
17. Opportunistic Infections
18. Neoplastic Disease
19. Metabolic Derangements
20. Pediatric Manifestations
21. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
22. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

List the stages of HIV infection
Describe the clinical symptoms of AIDS
Explain how the various tests used to diagnose HIV work
Describe how HIV resistance occurs and is measured
Review the CDC classification of HIV disease
Describe the types of opportunistic infections that are common in HIV-infected patients
List the neoplastic diseases that are seen in an AIDS patient
Discuss the occurrence of metabolic disorders and retinopathy in AIDS patients
Outline pediatric manifestations of HIV disease

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