Course curriculum

  • 1
    Introduction
  • 2
    An HIV Story
    • An HIV Story
  • 3
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • STD Basics
    • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
    • STDs & Sexual Activity
    • QUIZ: STD Basics
  • 4
    Impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • STD: Global Health Priority
    • STD: Key Facts & Statistics
    • STD: Transmission & Spread
    • STD: Scope of the Problem Worldwide
    • STD: Secondary Consequences
    • QUIZ: Impact of STDs
  • 5
    HIV
    • HIV Defined
    • What Is HIV?
    • Exposure to HIV
    • Treatment Options
    • Journey to Undecteable
    • QUIZ: HIV
  • 6
    AIDS
    • What Is AIDS?
    • When is a Person Considered to Have AIDS?
    • What’s the Difference Between HIV & AIDS?
    • AIDS: Opportunistic Infections + HIV
    • What Are Opportunistic Infections?
    • Common Opportunistic Infections
    • QUIZ: AIDS
  • 7
    The Immune System, HIV and AIDS
    • The Immune System, HIV and AIDS
  • 8
    Transmission
    • How Do You Get or Transmit HIV?
    • How Is HIV Spread from Person to Person?
    • Other Means of Transmission
    • Rare Means of Transmission
    • HIV Viral Load & Transmitting HIV
    • Ways HIV Cannot Be Spread
    • How Do You Get AIDS?
  • 9
    Prevention and Lowering Risk of Transmission
    • What Can You Do to Prevent Getting STDs?
    • HIV Risk and Prevention
    • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
    • Is PrEP Right for You?
    • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
    • HIV Treatment as Prevention
    • Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
    • Treatment Can Help Prevent Transmission - Story of D and her Daughter
    • Condoms
    • Male Condoms
    • Female Condoms
    • Dental Dams
    • Anal Sex: Risks
    • Anal Sex: Reducing the Risk
    • Vaginal Sex: Risks
    • Vaginal Sex: Reducing the Risk
    • Oral Sex: Risks
    • Oral Sex: Reducing the Risk
    • Injection Drug Use: Risks
    • Injection Drug Use: Reducing the Risk
    • How to clean syringes
  • 10
    Testing for HIV
    • How Do I Know If I Have HIV?
    • Should I get tested for HIV?
    • I don't believe I am at high risk. Why should I get tested?
    • I’m pregnant. Why should I get tested?
    • Testing When Expecting
    • Who will pay for my HIV test?
    • What should I expect when I go in for an HIV test?
    • How does taking an HIV test help me?
    • Types of Tests
    • How long does it take to get results?
    • How soon after an exposure to HIV can a test detect if I have the virus?
    • Where can I get tested?
    • Understanding a Negative Result
    • Understanding a Positive Result
    • HIV Treatment Works - True Story R
  • 11
    Treatment and Resources
    • What is HIV treatment?
    • Newly Diagnosed with HIV?
    • When should I start treatment?
    • HIV Treatment Works - A Real World Story
    • How will I pay for my HIV medical Treatment?
    • How do I find HIV care and treatment?
    • Who should be on my health care team?
    • What can I expect during a medical visit?
    • How can I make the most of my medical care?
    • What are the different tests that help monitor my HIV?
    • Treatment as Prevention Revisited
    • AIDS and Opportunistic Infections
    • Treatment & Prevention of Opportunistic Infections
    • Protecting Others
    • Telling Others
    • Resources