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HIV/AIDS

vr.tr.hiv-aids · thing-q12199

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.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What HIV and AIDS are.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What are HIV and AIDS, and how do they differ from each other and from other immunodeficiencies? definition
  2. 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.

  1. What are acute and chronic HIV infection and AIDS? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific stage? action
Prevention Transmission and prevention.

Transmission

Transmission.

Transmission

Transmission.

  1. How is HIV transmitted and not transmitted, as health authorities describe? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Tools

Prevention tools.

Tools

Tools.

  1. What are condoms, PrEP, PEP and undetectable equals untransmittable, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Care Testing and treatment.

Testing

Testing.

Testing

Testing.

  1. Where and how can people get tested, including self-testing? provenance
  2. Which entry fits HIV test? action

Treatment

Treatment.

Treatment

Treatment.

  1. How does antiretroviral therapy work, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits antiretroviral therapy? action
Context Epidemiology, rights and history.

Rights

Stigma and rights.

Rights

Rights.

  1. What do UNAIDS and rights organisations say about stigma, criminalisation and privacy, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation stigma-free and respectful? boundary

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did the epidemic unfold since 1981, and how did activism and science change outcomes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits HIV/AIDS activism? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
acquired neutropenia

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Viral infection
  • Treatable not curable
  • Preventable
  • Stigma a key barrier

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Use stigmatising language or spread misinformation about HIV.
  • Disclose a person's HIV status without consent.
  • Give a person individual treatment advice in place of a clinician.
  • File acquired neutropenia in the registry aliases as HIV/AIDS.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision involving a named person's HIV status.

May

  • Explain HIV and AIDS, transmission, testing and treatment from health authority sources.
  • Point people to testing, prevention and treatment services.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Stigma keeps people from testing and treatment.
  • Effective treatment allows near-normal life expectancy, which accurate information should convey.

Who is affected

  • People living with HIV
  • Partners and families
  • Communities most affected

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the condition; health authorities set guidance.

Master systems

  • National disease surveillance systems

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12131931 - registry parent class
  • Q12198 - registry parent class
  • Q179630 - registry parent class
  • Q18556697 - registry parent class
  • Q506680 - registry parent class

related

  • sexually transmitted infection - in registry terms
  • HIV
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • neutropenia - a misfiled alias

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.hiv-aids
  • Wikidata: Q12199 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12199)
  • ICD-10: B20-B24 HIV disease
  • MeSH: D000163 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • 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

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • 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
  • Not a visible object; a viral infection.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain HIV and AIDS without stigma
  • relay prevention, testing and treatment
  • route to testing and care
  • distinguish related conditions

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stigmatising language or misinformation
  • Agents giving personal medical advice
  • Registry alias acquired neutropenia misfiled

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WHO HIV guidelines
  • UNAIDS targets
  • Anti-discrimination and privacy laws for HIV status

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; an infection and syndrome.
  • acute HIV infection
  • chronic HIV infection
  • AIDS
  • HIV-1 and HIV-2
  • prevention methods including condoms, PrEP and PEP
  • mother-to-child transmission prevention

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q12199: HIV/AIDS - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: HIV/AIDS - general description of the item

Open questions

  • 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

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12199/spec.json