PSY BEH 103H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Candidiasis, Mycobacterium, T Cell
13 Sep 2017
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How does hiv spread: semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, blood, blood-to-blood contact, direct contact, saliva is inhibitory to hiv. Hiv transmission: why does hiv spread so rapidly, high rate of extra-marital sex, low rate of condom use, medical clinics reused needles to promote vaccinations. In developed countries, hiv first spread among homosexual men: why, anal-receptive sex with higher infection rate. Incidence in drug users also higher (sharing needles) In heterosexual population, women are at higher risk of hiv infection. Therapy: antiretroviral therapy, highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart, treatments are complex, adherence variable, missing a dose can make the hiv resistant, resistant strains can be caught from others. Low adherence because complexity and intense side effects: who is at risk for getting aids, aids growing fastest among minority women, low-income minorities, adolescents and young adults (multiple partners, child and adolescent runaways.
