HIV/AIDS

Symptoms of HIV immediately show up.

• True

• False

Which of the following would be an example of an opportunistic infection?

• Pneumonia

• Common Cold

• Herpes Simplex

• Staph Infection

HIV can be transmitted by sharing drinking containers with an infected person.

• True

• False

People can have HIV living in their T cells for __________ before they get sick.

• many years

• a few years

• some

• all their life

HIV can survive briefly outside the human body in fluids including blood and the fluids that the male and female reproductive systems produce.

• true

• false

HIV weakens the immune system giving way for __________.

• Kidney failure

• Opportunistic infections

• Retinopathy

• Decreased creatinine clearance

HIV can be transmitted through all the following body fluids except

• Semen

• Vaginal fluid

• Breast milk

• Saliva

Which medications are used for HIV?

• HIV inhibitors

• HIV blockers

• Antiretroviral drugs

• Antibiotics

Which of the following best describes AIDS?

• A virus that slowly destroys the immune system

• A disease that is due to a weakened immune system

• A bacterial infection that causes opportunistic infections

• A virus similar to HIV

Which activity below puts a teen at risk for contracting the HIV virus?

• getting a body piercing by a professional who uses single-use needles

• donating blood at a community blood drive

• being sexually active with multiple partners

• befriending and socializing with a person who is HIV positive