PUBH 3010 Final Exam Questions and
All Correct Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
Key dates - June 1981 - Answer first recognition of HIV
Key dates - 1982 - Answer AIDS defined based on clinical definition of symptoms
Key dates - 1995/96 - Answer viral load test available and HAART (highly active antiretroviral
therapy)
Key dates - 2010 - Answer President's national plan unveiled - national strategy for ending
AIDS
Key dates - 2012 - Answer Travel ban lifted
PrEP - reduces risk with good adherence
conditions for HIV transmission - Answer 1. HIV must be present
2. HIV must be present in sufficient quantity
3. HIV must get into the bloodstream
modes of transmission (3 major) - Answer sexual intercourse
blood products
mother to infant
*enters thru blood or mucous membrane
first exam - needle access - Answer In MN - can get 10 needles from pharmacy with no
prescription but the pharmacy has the right to say no
define prevalence - Answer the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS
define incidence - Answer the number of new infections in a specific population during a
specific period of time
define mortality rate - Answer percentage of people with a condition who have died
, define morbidity - Answer a diseased state, usually referencing the progression of a disease
#1 tip on interpreting graphs - Answer always look @ Y-axis carefully first
Key dates from second half of class - Answer 2010: President's National Strategy unveiled
2012: travel ban lifted and PrEP
treatment as prevention - Answer - lowering your viral load to prevent transmission
- proved that HAART reduces transmission from HIV+ persons by up to 96% w/ good adherence
- lowers the act of HIV present in blood and reduced infectiousness
- reduce "community viral load" - the overall viral load in an entire community of ppl
treatment as prevention - biomedical interventions, ART - Answer antiretroviral therapy-
best way to treat HIV infection to stop secondary prevention, treatment as prevention (ART),
PrEP
opportunistic infections - Answer when accompanied with a positive HIV test, indicates AIDS
ex: Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma
undetectable viral load + what it means and doesn't mean - Answer < 50 copies of HIV per
mL
Key goal of ART
Healthier and live longer
Reduces the likelihood of transmission to partner by as much as 92-96%
Does not mean cured
It's not impossible to transmit - there's always a chance
Findings are largely from heterosexual couples
New HIV infections continue to increase among gay and bisexual men
combination HIV prevention - Answer combines three or more antiretroviral drugs that work
together to keep HIV from multiplying
advocacy - Answer the act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea
or policy; active support
Serodisclosure laws - Answer - the decision to disclose one's HIV+ status to prospective sex
partners
All Correct Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
Key dates - June 1981 - Answer first recognition of HIV
Key dates - 1982 - Answer AIDS defined based on clinical definition of symptoms
Key dates - 1995/96 - Answer viral load test available and HAART (highly active antiretroviral
therapy)
Key dates - 2010 - Answer President's national plan unveiled - national strategy for ending
AIDS
Key dates - 2012 - Answer Travel ban lifted
PrEP - reduces risk with good adherence
conditions for HIV transmission - Answer 1. HIV must be present
2. HIV must be present in sufficient quantity
3. HIV must get into the bloodstream
modes of transmission (3 major) - Answer sexual intercourse
blood products
mother to infant
*enters thru blood or mucous membrane
first exam - needle access - Answer In MN - can get 10 needles from pharmacy with no
prescription but the pharmacy has the right to say no
define prevalence - Answer the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS
define incidence - Answer the number of new infections in a specific population during a
specific period of time
define mortality rate - Answer percentage of people with a condition who have died
, define morbidity - Answer a diseased state, usually referencing the progression of a disease
#1 tip on interpreting graphs - Answer always look @ Y-axis carefully first
Key dates from second half of class - Answer 2010: President's National Strategy unveiled
2012: travel ban lifted and PrEP
treatment as prevention - Answer - lowering your viral load to prevent transmission
- proved that HAART reduces transmission from HIV+ persons by up to 96% w/ good adherence
- lowers the act of HIV present in blood and reduced infectiousness
- reduce "community viral load" - the overall viral load in an entire community of ppl
treatment as prevention - biomedical interventions, ART - Answer antiretroviral therapy-
best way to treat HIV infection to stop secondary prevention, treatment as prevention (ART),
PrEP
opportunistic infections - Answer when accompanied with a positive HIV test, indicates AIDS
ex: Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma
undetectable viral load + what it means and doesn't mean - Answer < 50 copies of HIV per
mL
Key goal of ART
Healthier and live longer
Reduces the likelihood of transmission to partner by as much as 92-96%
Does not mean cured
It's not impossible to transmit - there's always a chance
Findings are largely from heterosexual couples
New HIV infections continue to increase among gay and bisexual men
combination HIV prevention - Answer combines three or more antiretroviral drugs that work
together to keep HIV from multiplying
advocacy - Answer the act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea
or policy; active support
Serodisclosure laws - Answer - the decision to disclose one's HIV+ status to prospective sex
partners
