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jessicacav

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When HIV is transmitted to a baby through blood it encounters during the birth process, the transmission is best classified as
 
  a. neonatal.
  b. prenatal.
  c. perinatal.
  d. postnatal.

Question 2

The AIDS virus CANNOT be contracted
 
  a. at conception through a chromosomal abnormality.
  b. during the prenatal period, when the HIV virus crosses the placental barrier.
  c. during the birth process, when maternal and fetal blood may mix.
  d. following birth, through breast feeding.



pangili4

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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