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MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF HIV AND AIDS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

HIV is only spread from male to female.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is NOT a way that HIV can be transmitted.

a)

Blood

b)

Sex

c)

Mother to Child

d)

Sitting on a Toilet Seat

3.

There is a cure for HIV.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

HIV stands for...

a)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

b)

Human Immune Virus

c)

Have Infected Viral Disease

5.

AIDS stands for...

a)

Acquired Immune Defeated Syndrome

b)

After Immunodeficiency Symdrome

c)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

6.

Symptoms of HIV immediately show up.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

HIV is ____________________ known to attack the human immune system directly or destroy T cells.

a)

one of several viruses

b)

the only kind of virus

8.

_______________ is a disease caused by a virus that attacks the immune system.

a)

AIDS

b)

HIV

c)

atherosclerosis

9.

Once inside the body, HIV enters _________ and reproduces

a)

T cells

b)

B cells

c)

C cells

d)

G cells

10.
What body system is attacked by the HIV virus?
a)
The reproductive system
b)
The respiratory system
c)
The endocrine system
d)
The immune system
11.

There is a difference between being HIV positive and having AIDS.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Many people who have the HIV virus can be perfectly healthy for many years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

It is not HIV, but the other opportunistic infections developing that kills a person with AIDS.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Boiling water and freshly prepared bleach solution can kill the HIV.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

At present behaviour change is the only way to prevent HIV.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

All of us are vulnerable to HIV infection

a)

True

b)

False

17.

If diagnosed early AIDS can be cured.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If you are HIV positive, you should start treatment

a)

When you reach the AIDS stage

b)

Once you show symptoms

c)

As soon as possible

19.

You are at risk of HIV if you share

a)

A toilet

b)

A needle

c)

A hug

20.

With all the modern treatments, HIV is no big deal.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

HIV is transmissible via infected insects and pets.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

HIV can spread as a result of touching someone who has it.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

HIV can spread via infected water or food.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Shaking hands, coughing, sneezing and other social conduct from an HIV person can spread infection.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

If I am over 50 years old, I am too old to get HIV. HIV is not a disease that affects my generation

a)

True

b)

False