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HIV Symptoms and Stages Overview

This document discusses stages of HIV infection from primary infection through severe symptoms defined by CD4+ T cell count and viral load. It also covers preventing opportunistic infections through chemoprophylaxis, immunization, and prevention of tuberculosis transmission and treatment. Finally, it outlines diagnostic and syndromic management of common sexually transmitted infections.

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HIV Symptoms and Stages Overview

This document discusses stages of HIV infection from primary infection through severe symptoms defined by CD4+ T cell count and viral load. It also covers preventing opportunistic infections through chemoprophylaxis, immunization, and prevention of tuberculosis transmission and treatment. Finally, it outlines diagnostic and syndromic management of common sexually transmitted infections.

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CD4+T cell count, viral load a) Primary HIV infection

and stages of HIV infection b) Stage 1: Asymptomatic


c) Stage 2: Mild symptoms
associated symptoms d) Stage 3: Advanced symptoms
e) Stage 4: Severe symptoms
Chapter 4: HIV-

Stages of HIV infection


a) Preventing exposure
& diseases
b) Chemoprophylaxis
- CPT, Crypto screening & treatment, IPT
Prevention of c) Immunisation
- Adults
opportunistic infections
- Children

a) Transmission of TB
b) Primary & Secondary TB
Tuberculosis c) Symptoms of TB
d) Diagnostic tests for TB
e) Treatment of TB
f) TB & HIV
Sexually Trasnmitted g) Side effects of TB medicine
Infections (STIs) h) Adherence to treatment
i) Drug-resistant TB

a) Diagnostic vs Syndronomic management of STIs


b) Vaginal discharge syndrome
c) Lower abdominal pain
d) Male urethritis syndrome
e) Scrotal swelling
f) Genital ulcer syndrome
g) Bubo
h) BAL
i) General points in managing STIs
j) Failure of syndromic treatment

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