FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Serodiscordant, Dietary Supplement, Dolutegravir

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

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Cd4 cells (t cells: cd4 cells are what protect us, our line of defense against bugs that enter the body, hiv goes to these cells, scoops out the inside and takes over. Body can function for 10 years without realizing infected with hiv. Measured in number of copies per cubed ml. World guidelines for starting medications based on vl. Want cd4 count to high and strong. If you have hiv, and take medication everyday and your viral load is less than 1500 and you use a (cid:272)o(cid:374)do(cid:373), you do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to dis(cid:272)lose your status. To protect themselves from going to jail, most individuals with hiv will freeze condoms after sleeping with someone in case the person ever tries to say they did not use a condom. All hiv antibody test (blood draw, not rapid) in ontario include p24 antigen, iqm antibody, and hiv antibody in the test (regardless of what is ordered)