KNOW ABOUT AIDS - 2

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1. For many years, China called AIDS the “loving capitalism disease” and claimed it was a disease caused by contact with the West. In 2009, China reported that AIDS had become the country’s leading cause of death among infectious diseases.

A. True

B. False

2. Rock Hudson was the first major Hollywood star to go public with an AIDS diagnosis.

A. True

B. False

           

3. The first major celebrity to go public with an AIDS diagnosis was Rock Hudson on July 25, 1985. He died on October 2, 1985, at the age of 59 in Beverly Hills, California.

           

A. True

B. False

4. A young Swazi girl has a greater than 80% chance of dying from AIDS in her lifetime.

A. True

B. False

5. In Swaziland, the chance of a 15-year-old boy living to 50 years is 28%. For a girl it is just 22%. Before AIDS, it was 92% and 97%, respectively.

A. True

B. False

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Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A