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If You Can Get 10/10 On This Quiz, You Can Help End AIDS In The World. - Quiz

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1. What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS?
- A.
  
  HIV can lead to AIDS.
- B.
  
  AIDS can lead to HIV.
- C.
  
  HIV is the old name for AIDS.
- D.
  
  There isn’t any, it’s the same thing.
Correct Answer
A. HIV can lead to AIDS.

Explanation
HIV is the virus that can lead to AIDS, if not treated. AIDS is the most severe phase of a HIV infection, where people have such badly damaged immune systems that they get an increasing number of severe illnesses, called opportunistic infections.

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How can you tell if somebody is living with HIV or AIDS?
- A.
  
  They will have lost lots of weight.
- B.
  
  They will look pale and ill.
- C.
  
  They will cough a lot.
- D.
  
  You can’t tell.
Correct Answer
D. You can’t tell.

Explanation
You cannot tell, only they can tell you if they have it. People living with HIV often have no visible symptoms and can live long and healthy lives if they have access to effective treatment.

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Can people living with HIV have children without HIV?
- A.
  
  Yes, but their partner will contract HIV.
- B.
  
  Yes, if treatment is taken throughout.
- C.
  
  No, HIV causes impotence.
- D.
  
  No, the HIV will be passed onto the child.
Correct Answer
B. Yes, if treatment is taken throughout.

Explanation
Yes, if treatment is taken throughout the pregnancy, labour and while breastfeeding then it is almost certain that HIV will not be passed on to a child and that the mother will be able to live healthily.

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5.

Internet villain Martin Shkreli hiked up the price of a crucial HIV drug, Daraprim, overnight. By how much?
- A.
  
  5%
- B.
  
  55%
- C.
  
  550%
- D.
  
  5500%
Correct Answer
D. 5500%

Explanation
Pharma-bro Martin Shkreli bought the rights to the drug and hiked up the price overnight from $13.50 to $750 per pill - an eye watering 5500%.

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True or False, there is no cure for AIDS?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
It’s true, there is no vaccine for HIV or AIDS - not yet anyway. However, people can live long and healthy lives if they are diagnosed and are receiving treatment.

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Between 2000 and 2016, how much did new HIV infections around the world fall by?
- A.
  
  4%
- B.
  
  26%
- C.
  
  32%
- D.
  
  39%
Correct Answer
D. 39%

Explanation
HIV infections fell by 39% between 2000 and 2016. We have made great progress over this period, but we still have a long way to go. A further 1.8 million became newly infected in 2016.

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HIV has claimed more than 35 million lives so far. How many people are still living with HIV?
- A.
  
  5.2 million
- B.
  
  10.3 million
- C.
  
  36.7 million
- D.
  
  40.2 million
Correct Answer
C. 36.7 million

Explanation
In 2016, the World Health Organisation recorded that 36.7 million are still living with HIV. Africa is particularly badly affected, with 25.6 million people living with HIV in the region.

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When do we expect to be able to end AIDS as a public health threat across the world by?
- A.
  
  2020
- B.
  
  2030
- C.
  
  2040
- D.
  
  2050
Correct Answer
B. 2030

Explanation
In the Sustainable Development Goals, the world committed to ending AIDS as a public health threat within a generation. Let’s do it!

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According to UNAIDS, if we are to meet our target of ending AIDS, we need to plug a global funding gap. How big is the gap annually?
- A.
  
  $1 billion
- B.
  
  $7 billion
- C.
  
  $13 billion
- D.
  
  $52 billion
Correct Answer
B. $7 billion

Explanation
UNAIDS estimates that we need to find at least another $7 billion by 2020 if we’re to keep on track.

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By how much did the UK’s Department of International Development’s funding for tackling HIV change between 2012 and 2015?
- A.
  
  Increased by 12%
- B.
  
  Increased by 22%
- C.
  
  Decreased by 12%
- D.
  
  Decreased by 22%
Correct Answer
D. Decreased by 22%

Explanation
Despite having a long way to go before we can end AIDS, the UK Government has decreased its funding for tackling the global epidemic by 22%.

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If You Can Get 10/10 On This Quiz, You Can Help End AIDS In The World.

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What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS?

How can you tell if somebody is living with HIV or AIDS?

Can people living with HIV have children without HIV?

Internet villain Martin Shkreli hiked up the price of a crucial HIV drug, Daraprim, overnight. By how much?

True or False, there is no cure for AIDS?

Between 2000 and 2016, how much did new HIV infections around the world fall by?

HIV has claimed more than 35 million lives so far. How many people are still living with HIV?

When do we expect to be able to end AIDS as a public health threat across the world by?

According to UNAIDS, if we are to meet our target of ending AIDS, we need to plug a global funding gap. How big is the gap annually?

By how much did the UK’s Department of International Development’s funding for tackling HIV change between 2012 and 2015?