HIV AIDS OVERVIEW

1. HIV/AIDS
DR KPR PETER

2. OBJECTIVES
 At the end of the lesson student should be able to:
 Define HIV & AIDS
 Know signs and symtoms
 Progression to AIDS
 Causes of HIV/AIDS
 Prevention of HIV/AIDS
 Treatment of HIV/AIDS
 Know dental management of HIV/AIDS patients

3.  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
is a chronic, potentially life-threatening
condition caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
 By damaging your immune
system, HIV interferes with your body's ability
to fight infection and disease.
 HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

4. It can also be spread by contact with
infected blood and from illicit injection
drug use or sharing needles.
It can also be spread from mother to
child during pregnancy, childbirth or
breastfeeding.

5.  Without medication, it may take years before HIV weakens your immune system
to the point that you have AIDS.
 There's no cure for HIV/AIDS, but medications can control the infection and
prevent progression of the disease.
 Antiviral treatments for HIV have reduced AIDS deaths around the world, and
international organizations are working to increase the availability of prevention
measures and treatment in resource-poor countries.

6. SYMPTOMS
 The symptoms of HIV and AIDS vary, depending on the phase of infection.
Primary infection (Acute HIV)
 Some people infected by HIV develop a flu-like illness within 2 to 4 weeks after
the virus enters the body.
 This illness, known as primary (acute) HIV infection, may last for a few weeks.
 Possible signs and symptoms include:

7.  Fever
 Headache
 Muscle aches and joint pain
 Rash
 Sore throat and painful mouth sores
 Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck

8.  Diarrhea
 Weight loss
 Cough
 Night sweats
 These symptoms can be so mild that you might not even notice them. However,
the amount of virus in your bloodstream (viral load) is quite high at this time. As a
result, the infection spreads more easily during primary infection than during the
next stage

9. Clinical latent infection(chronic HIV)
Clinical latent infection (Chronic HIV)
 In this stage of infection, HIV is still present in the body and in white blood cells.
 However, many people may not have any symptoms or infections during this time.
 This stage can last for many years if you're receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).
 Some people develop more severe disease much sooner.
Symptomatic HIV infection
 As the virus continues to multiply and destroy your immune cells — the cells in your
body that help fight off germs — you may develop mild infections or chronic signs and
symptoms such as:

10.  Fever
 Fatigue
 Swollen lymph nodes — often one of the first signs of HIV infection
 Diarrhea
 Weight loss
 Oral yeast infection (thrush)
 Shingles (herpes zoster)
 Pneumonia

11. Progression to AIDS
 Access to better antiviral treatments has dramatically decreased deaths from AIDS worldwide,
even in resource-poor countries.
 Thanks to these life-saving treatments, most people with HIV in the U.S. today don't
develop AIDS.
 Untreated, HIV typically turns into AIDS in about 8 to 10 years.
 When AIDS occurs, your immune system has been severely damaged.
 You'll be more likely to develop diseases that wouldn't usually cause illness in a person with a
healthy immune system.
 These are called opportunistic infections or opportunistic cancers.
The signs and symptoms of some of these infections may include:
 Sweats
 Chills

12.  Recurring fever
 Chronic diarrhea
 Swollen lymph glands
 Persistent white spots or unusual lesions on your tongue or in your mouth
 Persistent, unexplained fatigue
 Weakness
 Weight loss
 Skin rashes or bumps

13. CAUSES
 HIV is caused by a virus.
 It can spread through sexual contact, illicit injection drug use or sharing needles,
contact with infected blood, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or
breastfeeding.
 HIV destroys CD4 T cells — white blood cells that play a large role in helping your
body fight disease. The fewer CD4 T cells you have, the weaker your immune system
becomes.
How does HIV become AIDS?
 You can have an HIV infection, with few or no symptoms, for years before it turns
into AIDS.
 AIDS is diagnosed when the CD4 T cell count falls below 200 or you have an AIDS-
defining complication, such as a serious infection or cancer.

14.  How HIV spreads
 To become infected with HIV, infected blood, semen or vaginal secretions must enter your body.
This can happen in several ways:
 By having sex.
 You may become infected if you have vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected partner whose
blood, semen or vaginal secretions enter your body.
 The virus can enter your body through mouth sores or small tears that sometimes develop in the
rectum or vagina during sexual activity.
 By sharing needles.
 Sharing contaminated injection drug paraphernalia (needles and syringes) puts you at high risk
of HIV and other infectious diseases, such as hepatitis.

15.  From blood transfusions.
 In some cases, the virus may be transmitted through blood transfusions.
 Hospitals and blood banks screen the blood supply for HIV, so this risk is very small in
the U.S. and other upper-middle-income countries.
 The risk may be higher in low-income countries that are not able to screen all donated
blood.
 During pregnancy or delivery or through breastfeeding.
 Infected mothers can pass the virus on to their babies.
 Mothers who are HIV-positive and get treatment for the infection during pregnancy can
significantly lower the risk to their babies.

16. HOW HIV DOESN’T SPREAD
 How HIV doesn't spread
 You can't become infected with HIV through
ordinary contact. That means you can't
catch HIV or AIDS by hugging, kissing, dancing
or shaking hands with someone who has the
infection.
 HIV isn't spread through the air, water or insect
bites.

17. Risk factors
 Anyone of any age, race, sex or sexual orientation can be infected with HIV/AIDS. However, you're at
greatest risk of HIV/AIDS if you:
 Have unprotected sex.
 Use a new latex or polyurethane condom every time you have sex.
 Anal sex is riskier than is vaginal sex.
 Your risk of HIV increases if you have multiple sexual partners.
 Have an STI.
 Many STIs produce open sores on your genitals.
 These sores act as doorways for HIV to enter your body.
 Use illicit injection drugs.
 People who use illicit injection drugs often share needles and syringes.
 This exposes them to droplets of other people's blood.

18. COMPLICATIONS
 HIV infection weakens your immune system, making you much more likely to
develop many infections and certain types of cancers.
Infections common to HIV/AIDS
 Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).
 This fungal infection can cause severe illness.
 Although it's declined significantly with current treatments for HIV/AIDS, in the
U.S., PCP is still the most common cause of pneumonia in people infected
with HIV.

19.  Candidiasis (thrush).
 Candidiasis is a common HIV-related infection.
 It causes inflammation and a thick, white coating on your mouth, tongue,
esophagus or vagina.
 Tuberculosis (TB).
 TB is a common opportunistic infection associated with HIV.
 Worldwide, TB is a leading cause of death among people with AIDS.
 It's less common in the U.S. thanks to the wide use of HIV medications

20.  Cytomegalovirus.
 This common herpes virus is transmitted in body fluids such as saliva, blood,
urine, semen and breast milk.
 A healthy immune system inactivates the virus, and it remains dormant in your
body.
 If your immune system weakens, the virus resurfaces — causing damage to your
eyes, digestive tract, lungs or other organs.

21.  Cryptococcal meningitis.
 Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes and fluid surrounding your brain and
spinal cord (meninges).
 Cryptococcal meningitis is a common central nervous system infection associated
with HIV, caused by a fungus found in soil.
 Toxoplasmosis.
 This potentially deadly infection is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread
primarily by cats.
 Infected cats pass the parasites in their stools, which may then spread to other
animals and humans.
 Toxoplasmosis can cause heart disease, and seizures occur when it spreads to the
brain.

22. CANCERS COMMON TO HIV
Cancers common to HIV/AIDS
 Lymphoma. This cancer starts in the white blood cells. The most common early
sign is painless swelling of the lymph nodes in your neck, armpit or groin.
 Kaposi's sarcoma. A tumor of the blood vessel walls, Kaposi's sarcoma usually
appears as pink, red or purple lesions on the skin and mouth. In people with
darker skin, the lesions may look dark brown or black. Kaposi's sarcoma can also
affect the internal organs, including the digestive tract and lungs.
 HPV-related cancers. These are cancers caused by human papillomavirus
(HPV) infection. They include anal, oral and cervical cancer.

23. Other complications
 Wasting syndrome.
 Untreated HIV/AIDS can cause significant weight loss, often accompanied by diarrhea,
chronic weakness and fever.
 Neurological complications.
 HIV can cause neurological symptoms such as confusion, forgetfulness, depression,
anxiety and difficulty walking.
 HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) can range from mild symptoms of
behavioral changes and reduced mental functioning to severe dementia causing
weakness and inability to function.

24.  Kidney disease.
 HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is an inflammation of the tiny filters in your
kidneys that remove excess fluid and wastes from your blood and pass them to
your urine.
 It most often affects Black or Hispanic people.
 Liver disease.
 Liver disease is also a major complication, especially in people who also have
hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

25. PREVENTION
 There's no vaccine to prevent HIV infection and no cure for HIV/AIDS. But you
can protect yourself and others from infection.
 To help prevent the spread of HIV:
 Consider preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
 The combination oral drugs emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
(Truvada) and emtricitabine plus tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (Descovy) can
reduce the risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection in people at very high risk.
 PrEP can reduce your risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% and from
injection drug use by at least 74%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

26.  Descovy hasn't been studied in people who have receptive vaginal sex.
 The FDA recently approved cabotegravir (Apretude), the first injectable PrEP to
reduce the risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection in people at very high risk.
 The injection is given by a health care provider

27.  After the first two monthly injections, cabotegravir is given every two months.
 The injection is an option in place of a daily PrEP pill.
 Your health care provider will prescribe these drugs for HIV prevention only if you don't already
have HIV infection. You will need an HIV test before you start taking any PrEP.
 The test should then be done every three months for pills or before each injection for as long as you're
taking PrEP.
 Your health care provider will also test your kidney function before prescribing Truvada and continue to
test it every 6 to 12 months.
 Other regular testing may also be needed.
 You need to take the pill form every day or closely follow the injection schedule for cabotegravir.
 They don't prevent other STIs, so you'll still need to practice safe sex.
 If you have hepatitis B, you should be evaluated by an infectious disease or liver specialist before
beginning therapy.

28.  Use treatment as prevention (TasP).
 If you're living with HIV, taking HIV medication can keep your partner from
becoming infected with the virus.
 If you make sure your viral load stays undetectable — a blood test doesn't show
any virus — you won't transmit the virus to anyone else through sex.
 Using TasP means taking your medication exactly as prescribed and getting
regular checkups.

29.  Use post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) if you've been exposed to HIV.
 If you think you've been exposed through sex, needles or in the workplace,
contact your health care provider or go to the emergency department.
 Taking PEP as soon as possible within the first 72 hours can greatly reduce your
risk of becoming infected with HIV.
 You will need to take medication for 28 days.

30.  Use a new condom every time you have sex.
 Use a new condom every time you have anal or vaginal sex. Women can use a
female condom.
 If using a lubricant, make sure it's water-based.
 Oil-based lubricants can weaken condoms and cause them to break.
 During oral sex use a nonlubricated, cut-open condom or a dental dam — a piece
of medical-grade latex.

31.  Tell your sexual partners if you have HIV.
 It's important to tell all your current and past sexual partners that
you're HIV-positive.
 They'll need to be tested.
 Use a clean needle.
 If you use a needle to inject illicit drugs, make sure it's sterile and
don't share it.
 Take advantage of needle-exchange programs in your community.
 Consider seeking help for your drug use.

32.  If you're pregnant, get medical care right away.
 If you're HIV-positive, you may pass the infection to
your baby.
 But if you receive treatment during pregnancy, you can
significantly cut your baby's risk.
 Consider male circumcision.
 There's evidence that male circumcision can help
reduce the risk of getting HIV infection.

33. DIAGNOSIS
Diagnosis
 HIV can be diagnosed through blood or saliva testing. Available tests include:
 Antigen/antibody tests.
 These tests usually involve drawing blood from a vein.
 Antigens are substances on the HIV virus itself and are usually detectable — a
positive test — in the blood within a few weeks after exposure to HIV.
 Antibodies are produced by your immune system when it's exposed to HIV.
 It can take weeks to months for antibodies to become detectable.
 The combination antigen/antibody tests can take 2 to 6 weeks after exposure to
become positive.

34.  Antibody tests.
 These tests look for antibodies to HIV in blood or
saliva.
 Most rapid HIV tests, including self-tests done at
home, are antibody tests.
 Antibody tests can take 3 to 12 weeks after
you're exposed to become positive.

35.  Nucleic acid tests (NATs).
 These tests look for the actual virus in your blood (viral load).
 They also involve blood drawn from a vein.
 If you might have been exposed to HIV within the past few weeks, your health
care provider may recommend NAT.
 NAT will be the first test to become positive after exposure to HIV.
 Talk to your health care provider about which HIV test is right for you.
 If any of these tests are negative, you may still need a follow-up test weeks to
months later to confirm the results.

36. TESTS TO STAGE DISEASE AND
TREATMENT
Tests to stage disease and treatment
 If you've been diagnosed with HIV, it's important to find a specialist trained in
diagnosing and treating HIV to help you:
 Determine whether you need additional testing
 Determine which HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) will be best for you
 Monitor your progress and work with you to manage your health
 If you receive a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, several tests can help your health care
provider determine the stage of your disease and the best treatment, including:

37.  CD4 T cell count.
 CD4 T cells are white blood cells that are specifically targeted and destroyed by HIV. Even if you
have no symptoms, HIV infection progresses to AIDS when your CD4 T cell count dips below 200.
 Viral load (HIV RNA).
 This test measures the amount of virus in your blood. After starting HIV treatment, the goal is to
have an undetectable viral load.
 This significantly reduces your chances of opportunistic infection and other HIV-related
complications.
 Drug resistance.
 Some strains of HIV are resistant to medications.
 This test helps your health care provider determine if your specific form of the virus has resistance
and guides treatment decisions

38. TESTS FOR COMPLICATIONS
 Tests for complications
 Your health care provider might also order lab tests to check for other infections or complications,
including:
 Tuberculosis
 Hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection
 STIs
 Liver or kidney damage
 Urinary tract infection
 Cervical and anal cancer
 Cytomegalovirus
 Toxoplasmosis

39. TREATMENT
 Currently, there's no cure for HIV/AIDS.
 Once you have the infection, your body can't get rid of it. However, there are many
medications that can control HIV and prevent complications.
 These medications are called antiretroviral therapy (ART). Everyone diagnosed
with HIV should be started on ART, regardless of their stage of infection or
complications.
 ART is usually a combination of two or more medications from several different drug
classes. This approach has the best chance of lowering the amount of HIV in the
blood. There are many ART options that combine multiple HIV medications into one
pill, taken once daily.
 :

40.  Each class of drugs blocks the virus in different ways. Treatment involves
combinations of drugs from different classes to:
 Account for individual drug resistance (viral genotype)
 Avoid creating new drug-resistant strains of HIV
 Maximize suppression of virus in the blood
 Two drugs from one class, plus a third drug from a second class, are typically
used.
 The classes of anti-HIV drugs include

41.  Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
 They turn off a protein needed by HIV to make copies of itself.
 Examples include efavirenz (Sustiva), rilpivirine (Edurant) and doravirine (Pifeltro).
 Nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
 These are faulty versions of the building blocks that HIV needs to make copies of
itself.
 Examples include abacavir (Ziagen), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread),
emtricitabine (Emtriva), lamivudine (Epivir) and zidovudine (Retrovir).
 Combination drugs also are available, such as emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate (Truvada) and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (Descovy).

42.  Protease inhibitors (PIs)
 They inactivate HIV protease, another protein that HIV needs to make copies of itself.
 Examples include atazanavir (Reyataz), darunavir (Prezista) and lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra).
 Integrase inhibitors
 They work by disabling a protein called integrase, which HIV uses to insert its genetic material into
CD4 T cells.
 Examples include bictegravir sodium/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (Biktarvy),
raltegravir (Isentress), dolutegravir (Tivicay) and cabotegravir (Vocabria).
 Entry or fusion inhibitors
 They block HIV's entry into CD4 T cells.
 Examples include enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) and maraviroc (Selzentry).

43. STARTING AND MAINTAINING
TREATMENT
Starting and maintaining treatment
 Everyone with HIV infection, regardless of the CD4 T cell count or symptoms, should
be offered antiviral medication.
 Remaining on effective ART with an undetectable HIV viral load in the blood is the best
way for you to stay healthy.
 For ART to be effective, it's important that you take the medications as prescribed,
without missing or skipping any doses.
 Staying on ART with an undetectable viral load helps:
 Keep your immune system strong
 Reduce your chances of getting an infection

44.  Reduce your chances of developing treatment-resistant HIV
 Reduce your chances of transmitting HIV to other people
 Staying on HIV therapy can be challenging.
 It's important to talk to your health care provider about possible side effects,
difficulty taking medications, and any mental health or substance use issues that
may make it difficult for you to maintain ART.
 Having regular follow-up appointments with your health care provider to monitor
your health and response to treatment is also important.
 Let your provider know right away if you're having problems with HIV therapy so
that you can work together to find ways to address those challenges.

45. Treatment side effects
 Treatment side effects can include:
 Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
 Heart disease
 Kidney and liver damage
 Weakened bones or bone loss
 Abnormal cholesterol levels
 Higher blood sugar
 Cognitive and emotional problems, as well as sleep problems

46. TREATMENT FOR AGE RELATED DISEASES
Treatment for age-related diseases
 Some health issues that are a natural part of aging may be more difficult to manage if
you have HIV.
 Some medications that are common for age-related heart, bone or metabolic
conditions, for example, may not interact well with anti-HIV medications.
 It's important to talk to your health care provider about your other health conditions
and the medications you're taking.
 If you are started on medications by another health care provider, it's important to let
the provider know about your HIV therapy.
 This will allow the provider to make sure there are no interactions between the
medications.

47. Treatment response
 Your health care provider will monitor your viral load and CD4 T cell counts to
determine your response to HIV treatment.
 These will be initially checked at 4 to 6 weeks, and then every 3 to 6 months.
 Treatment should lower your viral load so that it's undetectable in the blood.
 That doesn't mean your HIV is gone.
 Even if it can't be found in the blood, HIV is still present in other places in your
body, such as in lymph nodes and internal organs.

48. DENTAL MANAGEMENT
 A comprehensive intraoral soft tissue, periodontal and hard tissue examination should
be conducted at an HIV-positive patient’s initial assessment.
 Dental practitioners should continuously monitor dental and oral health for disease
progression.
 If any oral manifestations of HIV are present, the first priority is to relieve pain and treat
infections.
 To help prevent further disease, dentists can provide counseling about modifiable risk
factors, such as use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs that may increase risk of oral
abnormalities or complications, as well as work with the patient to implement oral
hygiene regimens.
 Prevention is even more important for HIV-positive patients, who are more susceptible
to oral disease.

49.  All dental practices should be able to provide routine
dental care for adult or pediatric HIV-positive patients.
 Nearly all patients with HIV are able to tolerate routine
dental care and procedures, including oral surgery.
 Still, dental treatment planning must be done on an
individual basis, in conjunction with consultations with the
patient and their physician as appropriate.

50.  HIV and antiretroviral therapies may be associated with
abnormal bleeding, glucose intolerance, or hyperlipidemia,
which may be identified through consultation with the
patient and their physician.
 Other conditions that may require modification of dental
treatment are reduced platelet count <60,000 cells/mL,
which may affect clotting, or white-blood-cell neutrophil
counts <500 cells/mL, which may require antibiotic
prophylaxis.

51.  However, antibiotic use may predispose patients to
adverse drug reactions, superinfection and drug-resistant
microorganisms, so antibiotics should be used judiciously,
not routinely.
 In select circumstances, it may be appropriate to consult
with the patient’s physician to determine if there are any
recent abnormal laboratory findings (e.g., low platelet
count) that may require dental treatment modification or
the provision of invasive procedures in a hospital setting.

52.  Indications for dental extractions and other oral surgical
procedures are the same for HIV-positive patients as for
any other patient.
 Preoperative scaling may be performed to help reduce the
risk of postoperative complications.
 All procedures must be performed in a manner to
minimize bleeding and avoid bringing oral pathogens into
the deeper fascial planes and oral spaces.

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