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During which stage of HIV is the ability to spread the virus the highest?
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?
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 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?
Which stage of HIV is sometimes called asymptomatic HIV infection or chronic HIV infection?
What happens to the genetic information when the AIDS virus, a retrovirus, converts RNA to DNA?
What happens to the genetic information when the AIDS virus, a retrovirus, converts RNA to DNA?
What do infected cells do instead of fighting infection when a person has HIV?
What do infected cells do instead of fighting infection when a person has HIV?
What is the impact of untreated HIV?
What is the impact of untreated HIV?
What is the purpose of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people infected with HIV?
What is the purpose of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people infected with HIV?
What is the range for normal CD4 counts?
What is the range for normal CD4 counts?
What symptoms may a person experience during the acute stage of HIV?
What symptoms may a person experience during the acute stage of HIV?
How many people between the ages of 10 and 19 are currently living with HIV?
How many people between the ages of 10 and 19 are currently living with HIV?
How long do people typically survive after being diagnosed with AIDS and developing a dangerous opportunistic illness without treatment?
How long do people typically survive after being diagnosed with AIDS and developing a dangerous opportunistic illness without treatment?
At what CD4 cell count is a person considered to have progressed to AIDS?
At what CD4 cell count is a person considered to have progressed to AIDS?
Which of the following is a way that HIV can be transmitted?
Which of the following is a way that HIV can be transmitted?
Who suffered the most and had the highest number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS in the mid-1980s?
Who suffered the most and had the highest number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS in the mid-1980s?
Which country did Congolese people go to in order to live and receive care?
Which country did Congolese people go to in order to live and receive care?
How did society try to help the situation of HIV/AIDS among heroin addicts?
How did society try to help the situation of HIV/AIDS among heroin addicts?
What country had the highest count of HIV in the world in 1983?
What country had the highest count of HIV in the world in 1983?
What company developed the first, approved by the FDA, foreseen treatment for AIDS?
What company developed the first, approved by the FDA, foreseen treatment for AIDS?
What was the name of the drug that was approved by the FDA but no longer worked?
What was the name of the drug that was approved by the FDA but no longer worked?
What group of people raised the number of HIV/AIDS cases?
What group of people raised the number of HIV/AIDS cases?
Who was the first major figure, a well-known actor, who sparked the seriousness of HIV and passed away with AIDS?
Who was the first major figure, a well-known actor, who sparked the seriousness of HIV and passed away with AIDS?
