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8: HIV Infection in Children
Study Questions
- When was AIDS first described, and what was it originally thought to be?
- How can HIV be transmitted?
- When do most pediatric HIV infections occur?
- Which two enzymes are necessary for HIV to translate its RNA into the DNA of the cell nucleus to replicate?
- If an individual has HIV infection, does that mean he or she also has AIDS? Explain.
- Explain the antiretroviral therapy regime for: 1) infants less than one year of age and 2) older children who are asymptomatic.
- Prior to the 1990s, children with AIDS died due to the underlying HIV infection and related opportunistic infections if they did not receive adequate treatment. What occurred in the 1990s to change this outcome? Explain the results of this program. How far reaching are the effects?
- What factors are associated with nonadherence to medication regimes? Why is a collaborative effort between the child, family, and service workers so crucial to adherence?
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