The Consequences of Untreated HIV

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During which stage of HIV is the ability to spread the virus the highest?

Clinical latency period

Acute stage (correct)

Chronic HIV infection

Asymptomatic HIV infection

What is the normal range for CD4 counts?

Between 100 and 300

Between 500 and 1600 (correct)

Between 0 and 100

Between 200 and 500

When is a person considered to have progressed to AIDS?

When the number of CD4 cells falls below 1000

When the number of CD4 cells falls below 100

When the number of CD4 cells falls below 500

When the number of CD4 cells falls below 200 (correct)

Which stage of HIV is sometimes called asymptomatic HIV infection or chronic HIV infection?

Clinical latency period Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the genetic information when the AIDS virus, a retrovirus, converts RNA to DNA?

It is altered Signup and view all the answers

What do infected cells do instead of fighting infection when a person has HIV?

They make viruses Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of untreated HIV?

It is fatal Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people infected with HIV?

To manage symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is the range for normal CD4 counts?

500-1600 Signup and view all the answers

What symptoms may a person experience during the acute stage of HIV?

Flu-like symptoms Signup and view all the answers

How many people between the ages of 10 and 19 are currently living with HIV?

2.1 million Signup and view all the answers

How long do people typically survive after being diagnosed with AIDS and developing a dangerous opportunistic illness without treatment?

1 year Signup and view all the answers

At what CD4 cell count is a person considered to have progressed to AIDS?

200 cells per cubic millimeter Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a way that HIV can be transmitted?

Sharing needles for piercings and tattoos Signup and view all the answers

Who suffered the most and had the highest number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS in the mid-1980s?

Hemophiliacs Signup and view all the answers

Which country did Congolese people go to in order to live and receive care?

Belgium Signup and view all the answers

How did society try to help the situation of HIV/AIDS among heroin addicts?

Implementing needle exchanges Signup and view all the answers

What country had the highest count of HIV in the world in 1983?

Uganda Signup and view all the answers

What company developed the first, approved by the FDA, foreseen treatment for AIDS?

Burroughs Wellcome Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the drug that was approved by the FDA but no longer worked?

Azidothymidine (AZT) Signup and view all the answers

What group of people raised the number of HIV/AIDS cases?

Heroin addicts Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first major figure, a well-known actor, who sparked the seriousness of HIV and passed away with AIDS?

Rock Hudson Signup and view all the answers