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General HIV and AIDS Facts Quiz 1

1) If you were infected with HIV, you might show symptoms *

a. Within a few weeks b. Within a year c. In 10 years or more d. Any of the above

2) How can you tell if someone has HIV or AIDS? *

a. Because of the way they act. b. They look tired and ill. c. There is no easy way to tell

3) What is HIV? *

a. A virus b. A bacterium c. A fungus

4) What does STD stand for? *

a. Sexually Transmitted Disease b. Special Treatment Doctor c. Standard Transmission Deficiency

5) When was the term 'AIDS' first defined? *

a. 1977 b. 1987 c. 1982

6) Stigma and discrimination are the major obstacles to effective HIV/AIDS treatment and care *

True False

7) What does HIV stand for? *

a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus b. Harmful Intravenous Virus c. Human Injury Vaccine

8) What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? *

a. HIV is a virus and AIDS is a bacteria b. There is no difference between HIV and AIDS c. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS

9) What is abstinence? *

a. To refrain from sex b. To only have sex with one partner c. To lose your virginity

10) HIV can make a person ill because *

a. It causes a person to lose weight very suddenly b. It attacks the immune system c. it reduces the body's core temperature

11) An AIDS diagnosis means: *

a. Your immune system has weakened significantly b. You are susceptible to numerous infections. c. You may qualify for disability payments. d. All of the Above

12) The most standard HIV blood test: *

a. Predicts how fast you will develop AIDS b. Measures the amount of virus in your blood c. Detects antibodies to the virus d. None of the Above

13) Stigma and discrimination against those with HIV and AIDS *

a. Discourages people from seeking treatment b. Doesn't happen often c. All of the above

14) After a person is infected with HIV, how long is it before the body's immune system begins to attack the virus with antibodies? *

a. 1 to 2 weeks b. 4 to 8 weeks c. 10 to 12 weeks

15) How long is HIV's so-called 'dormancy period' - when an infected person doesn't experience symptoms *

a. Up to 6 months b. Up to 2 years c. Up to 10 years

16) How many times a day does HIV reproduce in the body? *

a. 50 to 10,000 times per day b. 100,000 times per day c. 10 billion to 1 trillion times per day

17) HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS, is decreasing. *

True False

18) There are approximately how many new HIV infections each day in the U.S.? *

a. 10 b. 25 c. 55 d. 110

19) Which statement is true? *

a. Without access to treatment, most people with AIDS will die within six month to two years. b. Many people have HIV and do not know it. c. All of the above.

20) HIV is easily preventable. *

True False

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Learn more about the different aspects of the AIDS pandemic by taking one of our quizzes.

General HIV and AIDS Facts Quiz 1

General HIV and AIDS Facts Quiz 2

Global HIV and AIDS Quiz

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People of Color and HIV

HIV and Youth Quiz (ages 13-24)

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