HIV
When it was first discovered in the early 80s, HIV was called GRID. As of 2018, this was the likely cause of 24% of newly transmitted cases of HIV.
What is heterosexual contact?
This virus is the leading cause of illness leading to need for liver transplant
What is hepatitis C?
The worst global pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu. It infected 1 in 3 people and caused this staggering number of deaths worldwide.
What is 50 million deaths between 1918-1919?
What is SARS-CoV-2?
Because of ART (anti-retroviral therapy), more than half of people living with HIV in the US today are at least this old.
What is 50 years old?
This virus is more likely to cause chronic infection if you acquire the initial infection when you are younger.
What is hepatitis B?
Influenza cases are very low this winter. These are the types of influenza most commonly screened for and tracked by public health.
What are influenza A and influenza B?
These 2 other coronavirus outbreaks happened in the 21st century, in 2002-2003, and in 2012.
What are SARS and MERS?
Truvada and Descovy are the 2 medications approved for this specific treatment.
What is PrEP?
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Now that there is a successful treatment available, it is important to screen these patients for potential hepatitis C infection.
Who is everyone over the age of 18 at least once?
This is a risk factor that makes many Iora patients have an increased risk of serious complications from the flu.
What is being older than age 65?
What is living in long term care or group housing?
What is having chronic health conditions (DM, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease)?
This is the best diagnostic test for COVID currently available.
What is the test that you can get done quickly?
Most patients who start ART can suppress their viral load after taking medication regularly for this long.
What is 6 months?
These patients are most likely to get hepatitis D infection
Who are patients who already have hepatitis B?
In addition to patients suspected of having flu, these individuals may benefit from treatment with antivirals like Tamiflu
Who are close contacts at increased risk of complications?
A survey found 50% of patients over age 50 still had at least one of these symptoms more than 2 weeks after having COVID infection.
What are fatigue, dyspnea or headache?
Having a coinfection with HIV and this virus triples a patient's risk of liver disease and liver-related death
What is hepatitis C?
These are patients to whom we should prioritize giving hepatitis A vaccine.
Who are patients experiencing homelessness, those with chronic liver disease, and anyone who asks for it?
2017-18 was a bad season for flu, with an estimated 45 million cases of flu causing this many deaths.
What is 61,000?
This is the only outpatient treatment approved for COVID-19
What are monoclonal antibody treatments (like bamlanivimab)?