1. In 2011, an estimated
2.5 million people were newly infected with the virus. Approximately, 1.7
million people died. That is 700,000 fewer new infections worldwide than 10
years ago and 600,000 fewer deaths than in 2005.
A. True
B. False
2. By race and ethnicity
in the U.S., African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV. In 2010,
blacks represented around 12% of the U.S. population but accounted for an
estimated 44% of new HIV infections!
A. True
B. False
3. Unless the
course of the AIDS epidemic changes, it is estimated that at some point in
their lifetime, 1 in 16 black men and 1 in 32 black women will be diagnosed with
HIV.
A. True
B. False
4. HIV is primarily
spread through 1) unprotected sex (vaginal, anal, oral) with someone who has
HIV, 2) sharing needles or syringes, 3) being born to an infected mother, and
4) blood transfusions.
A. True
B. False
5. It can take 10
years or more for HIV to advance to AIDS.
A. True
B. False
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