HIV/AIDs in the U.S.

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An Introduction to HIV/AIDs

Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was one of the first micrographs taken of the virus, in 1976. By Dr. Frederick Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.

A Basic explanation of Antiretroviral Treatments

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Pre-/Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

In recent years, pre-exposure and post exposure prophylactic treatments for populations at high risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection have become increasingly studied and emphasized as vital to the decreased transmission of HIV resulting in decreased rates of Advanced Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) development in differing world populations.

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

PrEP has given a specific population the opportunity to have a 90% reduction in the chance of contracting HIV with the use of the daily pill, Truvada (oral emtricitabine (FTC)/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)). The product is said to be available to any person regardless of their sexual and gender identity but in there lies the problem with PrEP, many people who are at high risk of contracting HIV are not receiving it. .

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

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Challenges to HIV/AIDs Prevention and Treatment

The product [PrEP] is said to be available to any person regardless of their sexual and gender identity but in there lies the problem with PrEP, many people who are at high risk of contracting HIV are not receiving it.

Conclusion

References

[1] Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.

Authored for BIOL 291.00 Health Service and Biomedical Analysis, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.