University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository
Specialty
Family Medicine
Advisor
Dr. Elyse Watkins
Abstract
Global health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic showed how fragile our medical infrastructure is. Specifically, the pandemic insidiously targeted the relationship between public health and medicine by affecting the screening and prevention of communicable diseases such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This case report focuses on a problematic and late diagnosis of HIV and discusses the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and screening recommendations. Although the negative implications brought by the pandemic are yet to be fully unraveled, health professionals are capable of ending the HIV epidemic by taking a proactive response in educating their patients on safe sexual health practices and screening.
Recommended Citation
Sanchez-Lee LA. A Late Diagnosis in the Age of COVID-19: Urging Awareness for HIV Screening. University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository. 2023; 5(2).
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