HIV/AIDS
Let an agent explain HIV and AIDS accurately and without stigma, relay transmission, prevention, testing, treatment and epidemiology from WHO, UNAIDS and health authority sources, describe undetectable equals untransmittable and PrEP in general terms, and distinguish HIV from AIDS and from other immunodeficiencies, routing people to testing and care.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain HIV and AIDS accurately and without stigma, relay transmission, prevention, testing, treatment and epidemiology from WHO, UNAIDS and health authority sources, describe undetectable equals untransmittable and PrEP in general terms, and distinguish HIV from AIDS and from other immunodeficiencies, routing people to testing and care.
HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, the advanced stage in which the human immunodeficiency virus has severely damaged the immune system, making people vulnerable to opportunistic infections and cancers; HIV is transmitted through certain body fluids, and with effective antiretroviral therapy people living with HIV can have near-normal life expectancy and, with an undetectable viral load, do not transmit HIV sexually. Testing, prevention including PrEP and treatment are widely available. The registry alias acquired neutropenia is a different condition and appears misfiled. The model is stigma-free and routes people to testing and care.
What it is for: Not applicable; an infection and syndrome.
It can be explain HIV and AIDS without stigma; relay prevention, testing and treatment; route to testing and care; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Viral infection
Treatable not curable
Preventable
Stigma a key barrier
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a viral infection.
Physical character
people living with HIV: about 39 million - UNAIDS 2023
first reported: 1981 year
antiretroviral therapy: combination therapy since 1996 note
AIDS threshold: CD4 count below 200 cells per microlitre or defining illness note
How it is recognised
Infection with HIV and its advanced stage AIDS
HIV infection, AIDS; acquired neutropenia as misfiled
HIV is the virus; AIDS is the advanced syndrome; other immunodeficiencies have different causes; neutropenia is low neutrophils
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is caused by -
is treated with -
is distinct from - a misfiled alias
In practice
Families and kinds
acute HIV infection
chronic HIV infection
AIDS
HIV-1 and HIV-2
prevention methods including condoms, PrEP and PEP
mother-to-child transmission prevention
Identifiers
ICD-10 B20-B24 HIV disease
MeSH D000163 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Standards and regulation
WHO HIV guidelines
UNAIDS targets
Anti-discrimination and privacy laws for HIV status
Failure modes and hazards
Stigmatising language or misinformation
Agents giving personal medical advice
Registry alias acquired neutropenia misfiled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What HIV and AIDS are.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What are HIV and AIDS, and how do they differ from each other and from other immunodeficiencies? definition
- Has the user had a possible exposure in the last 72 hours, which makes post-exposure prophylaxis urgent at a clinic or emergency department, or do they need testing and care? boundary
Stages
Stages.
Stages
Stages.
- What are acute and chronic HIV infection and AIDS? definition
- Which entry fits the specific stage? action
Prevention Transmission and prevention.
Clinical.
Transmission
Transmission.
Transmission
Transmission.
- How is HIV transmitted and not transmitted, as health authorities describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Tools
Prevention tools.
Tools
Tools.
- What are condoms, PrEP, PEP and undetectable equals untransmittable, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Care Testing and treatment.
Clinical.
Testing
Testing.
Testing
Testing.
- Where and how can people get tested, including self-testing? provenance
- Which entry fits HIV test? action
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How does antiretroviral therapy work, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits antiretroviral therapy? action
Context Epidemiology, rights and history.
Context.
Rights
Stigma and rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What do UNAIDS and rights organisations say about stigma, criminalisation and privacy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation stigma-free and respectful? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the epidemic unfold since 1981, and how did activism and science change outcomes? provenance
- Which entry fits HIV/AIDS activism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should PrEP and U=U be linked as primary entries?
- How should WHO and UNAIDS sources be linked?
- The registry alias acquired neutropenia is a different condition and should be detached