<p>Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 100 or 200A or Public Health 200A. Presentation of epidemiologic, biologic, psychological, and clinical characteristics of AIDS and HIV-1 infection. Discussion of policy implications and intervention strategies. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Epidemiology

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

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EPIDEM 227 - HIV/AIDS: Methods of Prevention, Treatment, and Cure

HIV/AIDS: Methods of Prevention, Treatment, and Cure

Describe various HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies, including:
- Biomedical interventions for HIV prevention/treatment
- Behavioral HIV/AIDS interventions
- Public health interventions and new prevention strategies

Describe the major concepts in the following topics:
- Clinical manifestations of HIV

Describe the major concepts in the following topics:
- Natural history of HIV infection
- Biology of HIV/AIDS
- Response of the immune system to HIV/AIDS


Understand the general epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in domestic and global settings.

Understand and describe the federal and state policy regarding HIV/AIDS

Describe the epidemiology, barriers, and strategies for HIV prevention and treatment among the following communities:
- HIV/AIDS in the African American Community
- HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ+ Communities

Describe the burden of HIV/AIDS among people who use drug 

Describe the importance of ethics regarding HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts

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HIV/AIDS: Methods of Prevention, Treatment, and Cure

EPIDEM 227

4 units