HIV/AIDS: Etiology and Oral Manifestations

Define HIV and AIDS.
Discuss how HIV impacts the body.
Describe behaviors that increase the risk of HIV infection.
State how HIV is transmitted.
Discuss Infection Control precautions, including Universal/Standard precautions.
Describe the procedure for on-the-job exposure to HIV, HBV or HCV.
Discuss pre and post test counseling requirements.
Define partner notification.
Review recommendations for testing related to sexual assault.
Describe the natural history of HIV infection.
Identify AIDS indicator conditions.
Discuss recent HIV medication therapies.
Outline management of HIV and common co-occurring illnesses.
Discuss discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.
Describe interventions related to the management of behaviors endangering the public.
Discuss the human impact of HIV/AIDS on the patient and the caregiver.
Describe typical stages of grief.
Discuss select populations and their relationship to HIV/AIDS.

The looped red ribbon became the universal symbol of AIDS awareness. Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.