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notis

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Which of the following statements is correct about the medical aspects of AIDS?
 
  a. Most HIV-positive people realize that they are infected as soon as they have contracted the disease.
  b. Women who are HIV positive are more likely than other women to develop vaginal infections, as well as cancer of the cervix.
  c. Most health care providers are well informed about the gynecological symptoms related to AIDS in women.
  d. HIV-positive males are much more likely than HIV-positive females to have symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, and high fevers.

Question 2

According to the discussion of medical aspects of AIDS,
 
  a. people usually develop symptoms shortly after being infected with HIV.
  b. one of the most common early signs of AIDS is unexplained weight gain.
  c. HIV invades the red blood cells, causing devastating anemia in people who are infected with this virus.
  d. people who are HIV positive are very contagious during the initial stages of the infection, even if they have no symptoms.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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