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HIV/AIDS Overview

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1.  HIV is currently mainly spread by: HIV+ mothers giving birth and breastfeeding unprotected sex and/or sharing injection needles with an HIV+ individual a bite that breaks skin and causes bleeding blood transfusions or organ transplants from unscreened blood

2.  The ethnic group most affected by HIV in the United States is: American Indian Hispanic/Latino African American Esklmo

3.  The main target of HIV is the: T-cell lymphocyte B-cell lymphocyte erythrocyte Z-cell

4.  According to the current disease classification system, an HIV+ individual meets the definition of AIDS when an HIV+ individual: has a specific cell count that falls below 500 cells per cubic mm of blood manifests a category C disease condition regardless of specific cell counts has a specific cell count that falls below 500 cells per cubic mm of blood and the individual exhibits a category B disease condition has a specific cell count of less than 300 whether symptomatic or not

5.  Which of the following is an accurate statement re: HIV? To meet the definition of AIDS, an individual must exhibit both a reduced cell count below a certain level AND exhibit AIDS indicator disease manifestations HIV may be transmitted via a bite, regardless of whether or not the skin has been broken Condoms are not effective in minimizing the transmission of HIV All newborns with HIV+ mothers will test positive for HIV at birth because they have their mother's antibodies; but not all of these babies will be infected with HIV

6.  HIV may be transmitted via the following bodily fluids: semen, vaginal fluids, blood, breastmilk semen, vaginal fluids, blood, cerumen semen, blood, cerumen, saliva semen, blood, saliva, mucous

7.  Opt-out screening for HIV means: screening can be performed without the consent or knowledge of the individual screening will be recommended by the physician and will be conducted unless the patient explicitly refuses screening is not required with the exception of instances where an individual discloses high-risk behaviors none of the above

8.  The difference between HIV and AIDS is: AIDS is a virus and it means the same thing as having HIV HIV is a virus and it means the same thing as having AIDS HIV is a disease state whereby AIDS is a virus HIV is a virus whereby AIDS is a disease state

9.  The major difference between HIV-1 and HIV-2 strains is: HIV-2 infections are predominantly found in western Africa HIV-2 is transmitted differently than HIV-1 HIV-2 is the more common and pathogenic viral strain All of the above

10.  In general, an adult in good health who is not infected with HIV has roughly how many CD4+ cells per cubic millimeter of blood? less than 300 300-500 800-1200 1500-2000