“HIV Consultant Frequently Asked Questions in various HIV Consultant job interviews by interviewer. The set of questions are here to ensures that you offer a perfect answer posed to you. So get preparation for your new job interview”
Any time you share injection equipment with someone who has HIV or whose HIV status you do not know, there is a high risk that you will get HIV. Small amounts of blood from a person infected with HIV may stay in the needles, syringes, or drug “works” (spoons, bottle caps, and cotton) and can be injected into the bloodstream of the next person who uses the equipment
No. There is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection. Researchers are working to develop a vaccine. Vaccines in development are being tested to ind out if they work.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posts statistics about HIV and AIDS in the United States on its website: www.cdc.gov. The CDC website is also available in Spanish at www.cdc.gov/spanish. Or you can call the CDC toll-free at 1-800-342-2437 (English) or 1-800-344-7432 (Spanish) to request information.
Global HIV/AIDS statistics are available from UNAIDS at www.unaids.org and from the World Health Organization at www.who.int/hiv.
Statistics about HIV and AIDS in New York State are listed on the State Department of Health website: www.health.state.ny.us.
The interviewer isn’t going to be impressed with false promises. Highlight what you are good at without sounding overly boastful. Possible answer: “I would bring a solid work ethic to the practice, a desire to be part of the team and the ability to provide quality care.”
Yes. There are a number of tests that detect either antibodies to HIV or HIV itself.
Your body produces antibodies to ight germs. People who are infected with HIV have HIV antibodies in their body luids. There are two kinds of HIV antibody tests available in New York State: a blood test and an oral test.
For adults and children age 18 months or older, both types of HIV antibody test are more than 99% accurate in determining whether a person is infected.
No. If you think that you may have been exposed to HIV, you should get tested as soon as possible. You may have HIV and have no symptoms for many years. The sooner that HIV infection is detected, the sooner medical care can begin, which helps people with HIV stay healthier and live longer. In most cases, the immune system will stay healthier for a longer period of time if treatment starts before a person has symptoms.
Think of this question in terms of what the interviewer wants to hear. Try to phrase your goals and objectives to be in alignment with the position for which you are interviewing. Possible answer: “I want to build a solid practice, provide consistent quality care for my patients and be part of the team.”
No one has ever gotten HIV through casual kissing, such as between parents and children. It is possible, but extremely unlikely, for HIV to be passed during “deep kissing.” There has been just one reported case of this kind: a woman became infected through deep kissing with a man with AIDS whose gums often bled after brushing and lossing his teeth; after this activity, the couple often engaged in deep kissing and protected sex. Although HIV transmission most likely occurred during deep kissing, it was probably the blood in the man’s mouth, not his saliva, which transmitted HIV. Both the man and the woman had gum disease that may also have contributed to the woman becoming infected. It is important to note that in this situation, HIV is not passed through saliva, but rather through direct blood-to-blood contact.
Woman-to-woman sexual transmission of HIV is rare, but it is possible. Women who have sex with women are at risk for HIV infection if they share needles to inject drugs or if they have unprotected sexual contact that results in blood-to-blood exposure. Women who have sex with women can reduce their risk of getting HIV by:
• not injecting drugs, or by not sharing needles, syringes, or works if they do use drugs; and
• using a dental dam (a thin, square piece of latex), a non-lubricated condom that is cut open, or a plastic wrap as a barrier during oral sex. HIV transmission could potentially occur if vaginal secretions or menstrual blood enters open sores or cuts in or around the mouth, such as those caused by canker sores or blisters, vigorous teeth brushing or lossing, or some form of trauma. This could allow for the exchange of potentially infected blood or body luids.
Although oral sex is less risky than anal or vaginal sex, it is possible to get HIV by performing oral sex on an HIV-infected partner. HIV transmission could potentially occur if blood, pre-ejaculation luid, semen, or vaginal luids enter open sores
or cuts in or around the mouth, such as those caused by canker sores or blisters, vigorous teeth brushing or lossing, or some form of trauma. Using a latex barrier, like a condom or dental dam, reduces your risk of HIV infection
HIV (Human Immunodeiciency Virus) is a virus. You may hear that someone is HIV infected, has HIV infection, or has HIV disease. These are all terms that mean the person has HIV in his or her body and can pass the virus to other people.
HIV attacks the body’s immune system. The immune system protects the body from infections and disease, but has no clear way to protect it from HIV. Without treatment, most people infected with HIV become less able to ight off the germs that we are exposed to every day. Many of these germs do not usually make a healthy person sick, but they can cause life-threatening infections and cancers in a person whose immune system has been weakened by HIV. HIV treatments can slow this process and allow people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives (see question 66).
People infected with HIV may have no symptoms for ten or more years. They may not know they are infected. An HIV test is the only way to ind out if you have HIV.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deiciency Syndrome) is a late stage of HIV disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person with HIV infection has AIDS when he or she:
• has a CD4 cell count (a way to measure the strength of the immune system) that falls below 200. A normal CD4 cell count is 500 or higher.
OR
• develops any of the speciic, serious conditions – also called AIDS-deining illnesses – that are linked with HIV infection (see Appendix for a list of these conditions).
When a child is born, it has the mother's immune system for the first 12 - 18 months of life. In that same period, the child's own immune system activates and this is when the child can go from HIV+ to HIV-.
There is not one scientific reason. What is known, however, is that with some people it's genetic, while, with others, it's a will to live. Each person is different and some people have a strong immune system that helps keep the HIV under control, and they become what is called a long-term non-progressor. Researchers are studying these people to find out how they're able to keep the effects of HIV under control. Also, the people who have lived longer have made specific choices - sometimes unconsciously, which have ensured a longer life. These choices are all about reasons to live and seeing purpose and pleasure in their future.
According to the United Nations organization UNAIDS, as of 2003 there were an estimated 40 million persons living with HIV and AIDS worldwide. Of these, 37 million were adults, and 2.5 million were under age 15. The overwhelming majority of persons with HIV live in resource-poor countries.
As of December 2002, 517,000 persons were known to be living with HIV and AIDS in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 170,000 more Americans are infected with HIV but do not know it.
Additionally, CDC estimates that 501,669 persons had died from AIDS in the U.S. as of December 2002.
The inside of a woman's vagina is a natural incubator for HIV and is a much larger area than a man's penis. Therefore, the risk of infection for a woman is much higher than a man. Also, women have been denied sexual rights in many cultures in our country. Many women are therefore disempowered and this is why they are afraid to make their partners wear condoms and practice safer sex. ('Know AIDS', Metropolitan publication).
HIV is spread when infected blood, semen, vaginal luids, or breast milk gets into the bloodstream of another person through:
• direct entry into a blood vessel;
• mucous linings, such as the vagina, rectum, penis, mouth, eyes, or nose; or
• a break in the skin.
HIV is not spread through saliva (spit).
HIV is spread in the following ways:
You can only get HIV if infected blood, semen, vaginal luids, or breast milk gets into your body.
• Having vaginal, anal, or oral sex without using a condom.
• Sharing needles, syringes, or works to inject drugs, vitamins, hormones, steroids, or medicines.
• Women with HIV infection can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.
• People who are exposed to blood and/or body luids at work, like health care workers, may be exposed to HIV through needle-sticks or other on-the-job exposures.
HIV is spread during vaginal sex when HIV-infected semen, vaginal luid, or menstrual blood comes into contact with the mucous membranes of the vagina or penis. In general, since there is more mucous membrane area in the vagina, and a greater possibility of small cuts in the vagina, women are more likely than men to get infected with HIV through unprotected vaginal sex. Teenagers and women entering menopause are at especially high risk for getting HIV (and other sexually transmitted diseases) because the tissue lining the vagina is more fragile at these ages. Cuts or sores on the penis or vagina raise the risk of HIV infection during vaginal sex for both men and women. Using a male latex condom or a female condom lowers your risk of getting HIV through vaginal sex
Yes. A viral load test measures the amount of HIV in a person’s blood. An undetectable viral load means that the amount of virus in a person’s blood is too low for the test to measure. It does not mean that there is no HIV in the person’s body. A person who has a low or undetectable viral load can pass HIV to someone else, although the risk is probably lower than if he or she had a high viral load. Risk reduction measures, like using condoms and not sharing needles, still need to be taken
Your health care provider is required to offer HIV testing to all persons between the ages of 13 and 64, regardless of apparent risk. You are strongly encouraged to accept testing; it may provide you with important information about your health and staying healthy. These are important points to know about HIV testing:
• HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It can be spread through unprotected sex
(vaginal, anal, or oral sex) with someone who has HIV; contact with HIV-infected blood by sharing needles (piercing, tattooing, drug equipment, including needles); by HIV-infected pregnant women to their infants during pregnancy or delivery, or by breastfeeding.
• There are treatments for HIV/AIDS that can help a person stay healthy.
• People with HIV/AIDS can use safe practices to protect others from becoming infected. Safe practices also protect people with HIV/AIDS from being infected with different strains of HIV.
• Testing is voluntary and can be done without giving your name at a public testing center (anonymous testing).
• By law, HIV test results and other related information are kept conidential
(private).
• Discrimination based on a person’s HIV status is illegal. People who are discriminated against can get help.
• Consent for HIV-related testing remains in effect until it is withdrawn verbally or in writing. If the consent was given for a speciic period of time, the consent applies to that time period only. Persons may withdraw their consent at any time.
Yes. Studies suggest that female condoms offer the same level of protection against HIV as male condoms and may be more effective against some STDs. Female condoms are made of polyurethane, which is an effective barrier to HIV. Male and female condoms should not be used at the same time. Female condoms, like latex male condoms, are available in drug stores, some community health centers, and some AIDS service organizations.
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