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A double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus family, mpox (formerly monkeypox), continues to infect people daily, following the 2022 global outbreak.1 Two clades (clade 1 and clade 2) have been identified, with the 2022 outbreak caused by a subclade of clade 2, referred to as clade 2b.2 Comparatively, clade 1 leads to a more severe disease state and greater […]

Helen Koenig, ACTHIV 2021: Current Status and Challenges of HIV Treatment Regimens

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Published Online: Jun 23rd 2021

It was a pleasure to speak with Helen Koenig (MacGregor Infectious Diseases Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA) to discuss the current status challenges of HIV treatment regimens.

The abstract entitled: ‘Antiretroviral Therapy for Treatment and Prevention’ was presented at the ACTHIV Virtual Conference 2021, May 20-22, 2021.

Questions:

  1. Could you tell us the current status of HIV epidemiology? (0:09)
  2. What are the most common clinical presentations of HIV? (2:35)
  3. Could you tell us a little about the aims of HIV therapy? (3:35)

Disclosures: Helen Koenig has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview filmed by Katey Gabrysch.

Filmed in coverage of the ACTHIV Virtual Conference 2021.

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