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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jun 18, 2018
Why is an HIV-positive person most contagious, not only in the first months after infection, but also again years into the infection?
 
  a. open sores eventually form on the genitals, increasing the risk of transmitting the virus
  b. by this time, the HIV virus has mutated into several more resistant variants
  c. as more time goes by, it allows the viral load to reach a maximally contagious threshold
  d. years into the infection the immune system fails

Question 2

About ____ people worldwide become infected with HIV/AIDS each day.
 
  a. 7 c. 700
  b. 70 d. 7000


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honnalora

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Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


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Reply 2 on: Jun 18, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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