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What Is HIV

What Is HIV?

1. This particular virus can only infect human beings.

A. True

B. False

What is AIDs?

2. You acquire AIDs when your immune system is deficient.

A. True

B. False

3. AIDs is what stage of HIV infection?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Last

4. All of the following are considered body fluids that could potentially contain high levels of the infectious disease HIV, EXCEPT:

A. Vaginal fluids

B. Semen

C. Nasal Mucus

D. Breast Milk

How Is HIV Transmitted Through Body Fluids?

5. Some of the various ways that HIV can be transmitted is through breastfeeding, childbirth and injection drug use.

A. True

B. False

Safer Sex

6. Most people who get HIV are using 'protection' during sexual intercourse.

A. True

B. False

7. If you believe that you have been exposed to HIV through unprotected sex you can take medications that lower your risk of getting HIV. This treatment is known as:

A. PEP

B. ASAP

C. STD

Testing

8. The most common HIV tests use ________ to detect HIV infection.

A. Semen or Vaginal Fluid

B. Blood

C. Urine

Signs & Symptoms

9. In how many weeks after exposure to HIV is it possible to show symptoms of an acute illness?

A. 1-2

B. 2-4

C. 3-6

D. 4-8

Treatment

10. The most effective form of HIV/AIDS treatment is a medication called antiretroviral therapy or ART.

A. True

B. False

Statistics

11. The Center for Disease Control, who operate the largest HIV/AIDS surveillance system in the U.S., estimate that 45% of HIV-positive people don't know they are infected and could be transmitting HIV without knowing it.

A. True

B. False

Myths

12. Only Gay people get HIV/AIDS.

A. True

B. False

13. You are considered at risk for HIV if:

A. You have had unprotected sexual contact

B. You have had multiple sexual partners

C. You have had another sexually transmitted infection

D. You have used injection drugs

E. All of the above

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