Back to Course HIV Cure – Basic Online Course for Community Advocates 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Quizzes Quiz Participants 770 Dede Kokesh Aakriti Gupta Aaron Sunday Abba Aji Mallum Abdul Idris Show more Quiz 1 of 1 Quiz Anne Schley April 20, 2022 Private: HIV Cure – Basic Online Course for Community Advocates Quiz KP-HIV CURE – Knowledge Assessment Name(Required) First Last Email and/or phone no.(Required) Please answer the following questions. Click "submit" after you complete the assessment.Q1- Why is a cure for HIV needed? Select the correct response(s).(Required) To address cost challenges that come with providing life-long HIV care. To improve the long-term health for individuals who are living with HIV. As an alternative to control the virus in the absence of daily medication. All of above None of the above Q2- Why does a reservoir of HIV-DNA remain in the body, even with use of antiretroviral therapy (ART)? Select the correct response(s).(Required) ART can prevent new, but not existing, HIV-DNA from integrating into the cells. HIV evades the immune system by staying dormant in infected T-cells. Some HIV-infected cells can persist despite treatment with ART. All of above None of the above Q3- True or false? Scientists are working on two broad types of HIV cure research – a ‘functional cure’ and a ‘sterilising cure’.(Required) True False Q4- True or False? The "Berlin patient" underwent chemotherapy to treat leukemia, and in the process, almost all of the HIV+ cells in his body were killed.(Required) True False Q5 – True or False? Is stem cell transplantation a potential method being tested for HIV cure?(Required) True False Q6- Which of the following statements are true for stem cell transplant -when used for HIV cure?(Required) The chance of finding a matching donor for non -Caucasian adults is low. The method is only suitable for PLHIV with a haematological malignancy. There is a risk of high mortality. All of above None of above Q7- What is the block and lock method? Select the correct response(s).(Required) It aims to permanently eradicate HIV-DNA reservoirs. It targets a protein that can stop the transcription and translation of HIV. There is no evidence that supports this approach. All of above None of above Q8- True or false? Researchers are testing gene therapy as a possible cure for HIV.(Required) True False Q9- How do latency reversing agents work as a possible modality for HIV cure?(Required) They can help the immune system to recognize and clear infected cells. They aim to reactivate latent cells which produce the virus again. All of above None of above Q10- True or False? Immune-based strategies are being studied as ways to cure HIV.(Required) True False
