Interactive HIV Quiz
13 Questions
| Attempts: 1158
Ok, we’ll start with an easy one & hit you up with a TRUE or FALSE question.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
DC has the highest rate of HIV in the United States. True or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
This fact is sad, but very true. Did you also know that 1 in 100 youth in DC have HIV and many don’t even know it? Let’s see what else you know…Rate this question:
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- 2.
Ok, the next question is a little bit harder. There are only four fluids that transmit HIV, which one of the fluids below is not one of the 4?
- A.
Blood
- B.
Semen
- C.
Saliva
- D.
Vaginal fluid
- E.
Breast Milk
Correct Answer
C. SalivaExplanation
The correct answer was Saliva. You’d need 2 drink 8 gallons of HIV+ saliva in 10 seconds 2 b exposed 2 the virus. I don’t know ‘bout u, but I’m not THAT thirsty! The only fluids that can transmit HIV are blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. Let’s keep playin!Rate this question:
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- 3.
Fill in the blank: HIV tests_______
- A.
Are expensive and take up to 2 weeks to get your results
- B.
Aren’t private and those people at clinics are required to tell your parents
- C.
Are painful because they test you with a needle
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. None of the aboveExplanation
HIV tests are free, confidential, and painless (no needles!)
U can get your results in 20 minutes. Stop by our Freestyle youth center M-F from 12-8 to get your free HIV test or go to www.realtalkdc.org 4 more clinics that test 4 free.Rate this question:
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- 4.
True or False: If you live in DC and are HIV positive you can get free health care and medicine?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True: Learn more about getting and staying connected to health care. If you are under 25, call Metro TeenAIDS at 202 543-9355. Or go to: http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1371,q,598643,dohNav_GID,1839,dohNav,%7C33815%7C,.aspRate this question:
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- 5.
True or False: Having HIV is the same thing as having AIDS?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system. Eventually, the virus causes a condition called AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. People with AIDS cannot fight off infections like healthy people can. They are more susceptible to certain cancers and infections (called "opportunistic infections") that a person without AIDS is not.Rate this question:
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- 6.
True or False: Women can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy or birth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True: About one-quarter to one-third of all untreated pregnant women infected with the virus will pass the virus to their babies. This is termed 'vertical transmission. Vertical transmission (mother to unborn baby) is significantly reduced if the proper procedures are followed during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postnatal care. It is vital that HIV positive, pregnant women have good and proper prenatal care in order to possibly prevent HIV transmission.Rate this question:
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- 7.
True or False: HIV can be transmitted to babies through the breast milk of infected mothers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True: Breast milk is considered a 'bodily fluid' - one of the main transmission risks of HIV.Rate this question:
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- 8.
True or False: Having another sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis makes a person more at risk of acquiring HIV during sex with an HIV infected partner.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True: Having another sexually transmitted disease _does_ increase the risk of acquiring HIV from an infected partner.Rate this question:
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- 9.
True or False: A person who has acquired HIV will have a certain 'look' or appearance.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Most people do not have any outward symptoms of HIV when initially infected. Some people will have flu-like symptoms that seem to resolve within a week to a month. However, the HIV is present in large quantities during this time, and the individual is highly infectious.Rate this question:
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- 10.
True or False: Spermicides kill HIV in humans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. Spermicides do not kill the HIV organisms. In fact, there is some evidence that spermicides could actually increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases.Rate this question:
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- 11.
True or False: HIV kills a person directly.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False: HIV is the virus that causes the condition known as AIDS. The virus weakens the immune system to the point that infections that would rarely be seen in individuals with normal immune systems become deadly to HIV-infected individuals.Rate this question:
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- 12.
True or False: Male condoms should be made of latex or polyurethane and only water-based lubricants should be used.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True: Only latex or polyurethane condoms and water-based lubricants should be used during sex.Rate this question:
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- 13.
The letters HIV stand for:
- A.
Harmful Infection Virus
- B.
Hazardous Incubation Variation
- C.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Correct Answer
C. Human Immunodeficiency Virus -
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