Answers for Quiz #1

Definitions

1. What does STI stand for?

a. Sexual Tension Infusion
b. Sexually Transmitted Infection
c. Sensual Tendious Indulgence
d. Standard Temptation Insufficience

2. What does AIDS stand for?

a. Adhoc Inoculation Disease Signage
b. Adolescent Indicative Density Sensation
c. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
d. Apparent Inhibited Disease Symptom

3. Is there a difference between HIV and AIDS?

a. Yes, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS
b. No, AIDS and HIV are the same

4. What kind of infection is HIV?

a. Bacterial
b. Fungal
c. Viral
d. Algal

5. HIV belongs to the subtype 'retrovirus' which means...

a. it infects 2 types of cells of the immune system, the CD4 cells and T4 lymphocytes
b. it is an ancient virus
c. it makes the cells go back to their first stage of birth

6. What is the period between the HIV infection and outbreak of AIDS called?

a. Threshold period
b. Dormancy period
c. Latency period
d. Window period

7. What is the Acute HIV syndrome?

a. The final and fatal stage of AIDS
b. The phase soon after being infected by HIV, when some people develop flu-like symptoms which include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhea, and enlarged lymph nodes.
c. The phase when the virus is latent

Flu-like symptoms develop within 3–6 weeks after infection.These symptoms usually disappear within a week – at most a month – and are mostly mistaken for an ordinary viral infection.

8. Which cancer is developped due to an HIV infection?

a. Leukemia
b. Breast cancer
c. Cervical cancer
d. Typhoid cancer

Transmission

9. How is HIV/AIDS spread? (possible multiple answers)

a. Having unprotected sex with a HIV infected person
b. From a HIV infected mother to her child
c. Receiving blood tainted with the HIV
d. Through exchange of blood and body fluids

10. Which are the ways in which case HIV/AIDS cannot be transmitted? (possible multiple answers)

a. Shaking hands with an HiV-infected person
b. Sharing forks and spoons with a HIV-infected person
c. From the toilet seat
d. Through the air
e. Through self-masturbation

HIV can only be transmitted through the blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk. HIV transmission occurs through unprotected sexual activity, sharing of needles with an infected person, receiving contaminated blood and from an infected mother to her child. The HIV virus does not survive for long outside the body and is not spread by casual contact or by inanimate objects.

11. How many people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide (as of the end of 2007)?

a. 8 million
b. 15.5 million
c. 25 million
d. 33.2 million
e. 50 million

12. What percentage of people living with HIV/AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa?

a. 12%
b. 33%
c. 68%
d. 75%

13. How many people died from AIDS in 2007?

a. 100,000
b. 750,000
c. 1.2 million
d. 2.1 million

14. How many children have been orphaned by the AIDS crisis? (up until the end of 2007)

a. 1 million
b. 5 million
c. 15 million
d. 20 million

15. What percentage of new HIV infections worldwide do young people under age 25 represent?

a. 10 %
b. 20 %
c. 40 %
d. 50 %

Testing

16. How can you tell if somebody is infected by HIV?

a. They behave suspiciously
b. They look tired and ill
c. There is no way to tell. Most people with HIV infection look healthy
d. They cough blood
e. They are very thin

17. Which of these can be taken as symptoms of HIV/AIDS?

a. Whitish coating in the throat, tongue or vagina
b. Appearance of purple spots in the anus, mouth, nasal passages or on the skin
c. Both
d. Neither

Other symptoms of HIVinfection include extreme fatigue, persistent diarrhea, shortness of breath, mental deterioration (forgetfulness or confusion), and rapid and extreme weight loss (with no other attributable reason such as heavy dieting or exercise or other medical conditions).

18. How long after a person becomes infected with the HIV will HIV blood test become positive?

a. Immediately: the next day
b. Between a few days to a month
c. Between 1 to 3 months

Most people develop antibodies within one month to three months of infection. This period of time when a person is infected with HIV and has not developed antibodies to HIV is known as the window period. A negative result means that the person is not infected or that the antibodies have not been produced yet. A test needs to be repeated in the next three months as a confirmation test.

19. HIV will always progress into AIDS and ultimately death.

a. True, despite medication premature death is unavoidable.
b. False, some HIV+ patients have maintained normal immune function

Certain patients have been known to maintain good health and normal immune function even 20 years after HIV infection. But chances of this happening are very remote. Nevertheless, such people continue to be carriers of the virus.

20. People with HIV can feel healthy for many years prior to experiencing any symptoms.

a. True
b. False

A person infected with HIV may not show any signs or symptoms for between three to 10 years, or more with treatment. The only way to tell if a person has HIV is by doing a HIV Antibody test.

Protection

21. Who are protected from being infected by HIV

a. Men who have sex with men
b. Heterosexual individuals
c. Children
d. Married people
e. No one

No one is protected from HIV infection,. Anyone who engages in risky behaviour, such as having unprotected sexual relations or through sharing needles with an infected person, can be exposed to HIV infection. HIV infection can also occur from an infected mother to her child or through contaminated blood transfusion.

22. What is the best way to protect against HIV transmission during sex?
a. Using a condom
b. Using the contraceptive pill
c. Using the coil (IUD)
d. Using the rhythm method

Non-barrier methods during sexual activity can prevent pregnancy but does not offer any protection at all from STI/HIV. Condoms are the only way to prevent HIV transmission during sex. Condoms do not provide 100% protection. However, if used correctly and consistently, it will offer close to 100% protection. When using lubrication, a water-based lubricant should be used because an oil-based lubricant will cause the condom to weaken and break. Also, always remember to check the expiry date of the condom.