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Modes of HIV/AIDS Transmission
Learning objectives:
· List HIV modes of transmission by level of risk
· Discuss successful approaches for the prevention of HIV transmission through sex
· Discuss social-structural barriers to the prevention of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men
· Describe the contribution of injection drug use to the HIV pandemic
· Describe successful approaches for the prevention of injection drug use-related HIV infections
· Describe the risk of HIV transmission during the in-utero, intrapartum, and breastfeeding periods with and without medical interventions.
· Describe the risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusions
Sources:
Fox J, Fidler S. Sexual transmission of HIV-1. Antiviral Research. 2010; 85(1):277-284.
· Beyrer C. Global Prevention of HIV infection for neglected populations: Men who have sex with men. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;50:S108-S113.
· Strathdee SA, Stockman JK. Epidemiology of HIV among injecting and non-injecting drug users: current trends and implications for interventions. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2010;7:99-106.
1) https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prevention.html
2) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/injecting-drugs-under-a-watchful-eye.html?_r=0
3) https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/27/us/aids-victim-starts-school-over-telephone.html
4) https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/11/us/indiana-judge-allows-aids-victim-back-in-school.html
5) https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/aids/040990sci-aids.html