About HIV as a virus—What kind of infection is HIV—What happens after you are infected—How is the virus monitored.
Treatment training for advocates
2 Virology, HIV and viral load
23 July 2011
- 2.1-2.2 Introduction and aims
- 2.3 Definition of HIV
- 2.4 Other causes of illness
- 2.5 HIV infection: key facts
- 2.6 Viral load in early and chronic infection
- 2.7 Reinfection with HIV
- 2.8 What is a viral load test?
- 2.9 History of viral load tests
- 2.10 Impact of coinfections on viral load
- 2.11 Compartments and sanctuary sites
- 2.12 Viral load on and off treatment
- 2.13 Viral lifecycle, drug resistance and adherence
- 2.14 How CD4 and viral load are related