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1.<br />
The ability of the immune system to fight pathogens decreases when HIV infects and destroys<br />
a. B cells . c. antibodies<br />
b. T-helper cells d. brain cells<br />
2. A person is at high-risk for HIV infection if he or she<br />
a. swims with someone who is infected<br />
b. is bitten by a mosquito that has bitten an HIV-infected person<br />
c. is sneezed on by an HIV-infected person<br />
d. uses the same needle used by another person<br />
3. The first test performed to screen for HIV antibodies is the<br />
a. Western blot test c. ELISA<br />
b. IFA d.RIA<br />
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infection that may cause meningitis or a form of pneumonía and ísassoctated ---'<br />
with AIDS<br />
a. tuberculosis c. cryptococcosís<br />
b. mycobacterium avium complex d. toxoplasmosis gondii<br />
5, A protozoal infection that can cause encephalitis and is characterized by an altered mental<br />
state, paralysis, seizures, and coma<br />
a. tuberculosis c. cryptococcosis<br />
b, myèobacterium avium complex d. toxoplasmosis gondíí<br />
6. A progressive disorder in which brain tissue is destroyed, formerly known as AIDS<br />
dementia complex<br />
a. AIDS-related cognitive motor dysfunction<br />
b. pneumocystís carinii pneumonia<br />
c. cytomegalovirus<br />
d. peripheral nerve/spinal cord dysfunction<br />
7. A viral infection with symptoms that include blurry vision, lesions in the esophagus, fever,<br />
and abdominal pain<br />
a. AIDS-related cognitive motor dysfunction<br />
b. pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia<br />
c. cytomegalovirus<br />
d. peripheral nerve/spinal cord dysfunction<br />
8. Which of the following sexual practices is NOT a high-risk behavior for HIV infection?<br />
a. abstinence from sex c. having sex while infected with an STD<br />
b. dating someone who is sexually active d. dating someone who uses drugs<br />
9. A person infected with HIV will almost always •<br />
a. have symptoms after two months c. show signs of HIV infection<br />
b. develop AIDS d. recover with medication<br />
10. Efforts to treat and prevent HIV do NOT include<br />
. a. research on medical treatments cgívíng AZTto pregnant women<br />
b. attacking the virus as soon as possible d. the immune system becoming overwhelmed<br />
the virus
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