There is no cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Currently, there is no cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, meaning that once a person contracts the virus, they have it for life. However, advancements in medical care for people with HIV have made it possible to minimize its effects – primarily, the attack of the virus on the body’s immune system. Without treatment, individuals with HIV are at risk for developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) – the natural progression of HIV infection characterized by a weakened immune system and multiple, often severe, opportunistic infections. Suppose you manage HIV/AIDS programming at the Portage County Health Department. Your two objectives are to 1 – decrease the number of new HIV infections among residents of Portage County; and 2

decrease progression to AIDS among residents of Portage County already infected with HIV.

Explain how an increase in the prevalence of HIV among Portage County residents could be related to EACH of your two objectives.

The state of California has implemented a Parkinson’s Disease Registry. According to the Registry Act, anyone diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s disease patients (physicians/surgeons, pharmacists, other health care practitioners, hospitals, health care facilities, and other agencies) must report their cases and allow access to their records by authorized Registry staff. In addition, patients themselves can provide information voluntarily to the PD Registry. Is this passive, active, both or neither type of surveillance and why?