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Chapter 1: HIV & Aids: A brief History
Chapter 1: Tutorial
Please add your answers to the tutorial of Chapter 1 in this discussion thread. As soon as there
are replies we can discuss them accordingly. Good luck!
1. What do the acronyms HIV and Aids stand for?
2. Why is Aids called an acquired deficiency of the immune system?
3. Who received the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for discovering HIV?
4. What are some of the functions of conspiracy theories?
5. What is the difference between key populations and vulnerable populations?
Chapter 1: Tutorial answers
1. What do the acronyms HIV and Aids stand for?
HIV is an acronym for ‘human immunodeficiency virus’
Aids is an acronym for ‘acquired immunodeficiency syndrome’
2. Why is Aids called an acquired deficiency of the immune system?
Aids is a disease that is acquired, which means that it is not inherited. Instead, it is caused by a virus that is
outside the body (the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV) that finds its way into the body.
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, 3. Who received the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for discovering HIV?
Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (for discovery of HIV) and Harald zur Hausen (for development of
the HP virus vaccine), won the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 2008
4. What are some of the functions of conspiracy theories?
Urban legends and conspiracy theories are often born out of fear and they have the function of making people
feel that they have power over their situation. They are also used by people to make themselves feel blameless
and instead blame someone or something else for their misfortune.
5. What is the difference between key populations and vulnerable populations?
The term ‘key populations at higher risk’ should be used and not ‘high risk groups’. ‘Key populations’ differ
across countries. In South Africa, key populations refer mainly to sex workers, men who have sex with men
(MSM) and young women. Key populations are crucial to both the epidemic’s dynamics and the response to it.
HIV key populations and vulnerable populations are not the same thing. Vulnerable populations are subject to
societal pressures or social circumstances that may make them more vulnerable to exposure to infections,
including HIV.
CHAPTER 1: Self-Assessment
Please reply with your answers in this discussion thread. These self-assessments will help you prepare for your
examination. Correct answers will be uploaded in due time.
QUESTION 1
When did the world first become aware of a new disease that affected the immune systems of young
homosexual men?
1. 1981
2. 1985
3. 1991
4. 1995
QUESTION 2
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of HIV?
1. Robert Gallo
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Luc Montagnier
4. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier
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STUDY & EXAM PACK
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PYC2605
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SUMMARY
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2025
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, HIV/Aids care and Counselling
PYC2605
Chapter 1: HIV & Aids: A brief History
Chapter 1: Tutorial
Please add your answers to the tutorial of Chapter 1 in this discussion thread. As soon as there
are replies we can discuss them accordingly. Good luck!
1. What do the acronyms HIV and Aids stand for?
2. Why is Aids called an acquired deficiency of the immune system?
3. Who received the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for discovering HIV?
4. What are some of the functions of conspiracy theories?
5. What is the difference between key populations and vulnerable populations?
Chapter 1: Tutorial answers
1. What do the acronyms HIV and Aids stand for?
HIV is an acronym for ‘human immunodeficiency virus’
Aids is an acronym for ‘acquired immunodeficiency syndrome’
2. Why is Aids called an acquired deficiency of the immune system?
Aids is a disease that is acquired, which means that it is not inherited. Instead, it is caused by a virus that is
outside the body (the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV) that finds its way into the body.
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, 3. Who received the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for discovering HIV?
Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (for discovery of HIV) and Harald zur Hausen (for development of
the HP virus vaccine), won the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 2008
4. What are some of the functions of conspiracy theories?
Urban legends and conspiracy theories are often born out of fear and they have the function of making people
feel that they have power over their situation. They are also used by people to make themselves feel blameless
and instead blame someone or something else for their misfortune.
5. What is the difference between key populations and vulnerable populations?
The term ‘key populations at higher risk’ should be used and not ‘high risk groups’. ‘Key populations’ differ
across countries. In South Africa, key populations refer mainly to sex workers, men who have sex with men
(MSM) and young women. Key populations are crucial to both the epidemic’s dynamics and the response to it.
HIV key populations and vulnerable populations are not the same thing. Vulnerable populations are subject to
societal pressures or social circumstances that may make them more vulnerable to exposure to infections,
including HIV.
CHAPTER 1: Self-Assessment
Please reply with your answers in this discussion thread. These self-assessments will help you prepare for your
examination. Correct answers will be uploaded in due time.
QUESTION 1
When did the world first become aware of a new disease that affected the immune systems of young
homosexual men?
1. 1981
2. 1985
3. 1991
4. 1995
QUESTION 2
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of HIV?
1. Robert Gallo
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Luc Montagnier
4. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier
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