HIV DISEASE CURRENT PRACTICE

Course overview

THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) IS AN ENVELOPED RETROVIRUS THAT CONTAINS 2 COPIES OF A SINGLE-STRANDED RNA GENOME. IT CAUSES THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) THAT IS THE LAST STAGE OF HIV DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS WHEN THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, ARTICULATES HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR THIS CONDITION, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH HIV.