1.
DC has the highest rate of HIV in the United States. True or false?
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
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…
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?
Correct Answer
C. Saliva
Explanation
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!
3.
Fill in the blank: HIV tests_______
Correct Answer
D. None of the above
Explanation
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.
4.
True or False: If you live in DC and are HIV positive you
can get free health care and medicine?
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
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,.asp
5.
True or False: Having HIV is the same thing as having AIDS?
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
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.
6.
True or False: Women can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy or birth.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
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.
7.
True or False: HIV can be transmitted to babies through the
breast milk of infected mothers.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
True: Breast milk is considered a 'bodily fluid' - one of the main transmission risks of HIV.
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.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
True: Having another sexually transmitted disease _does_ increase the risk of acquiring HIV from an infected partner.
9.
True or False: A person who has acquired HIV will have a certain 'look' or appearance.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
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.
10.
True or False: Spermicides kill HIV in humans.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
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.
11.
True or False: HIV kills a person directly.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
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.
12.
True or False: Male condoms should be made of latex or
polyurethane and only water-based lubricants should be used.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
True: Only latex or polyurethane condoms and water-based lubricants should be used during sex.
13.
The letters HIV
stand for:
Correct Answer
C. Human Immunodeficiency Virus