HIV Basic Biology, Epidemiology, and Prevention

Students of the Department of Social Work at Panjab University make a red ribbon to mark World AIDS Day in Chandigarh, India.

**THIS COURSE IS BEING REVIEWED AND UPDATED. LAUNCH DATE IS TBD**

Over 35.3 million people are living with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2013). HIV Basics is the introductory course in the Global Health eLearning Center's HIV/AIDS Certificate Program and reviews the basics of HIV/AIDS biology, transmission, epidemiology, and prevention. The HIV/AIDS Certificate Program is composed of 16 courses covering a wide range of topics.

Course under review

Objective

By the end of this course, learners will be able to do the following:

Describe the biology of the virus
Define the epidemiology and modes of infection of the virus
Identify the sexual dynamics that increase risk of acquiring HIV
Describe additional prevention approaches

Credits

The course authors are very grateful to the reviewers who provided their insights and suggestions:

Peggy D'Adamo, USAID
Timothy Mah, USAID
Lana Lee, USAID

Time

2 hours

Published/Updated

Monday, October 9, 2017

Course Authors:

Jim Shelton, USAID
Matthew Barnhart, USAID

Course Managers: