Symptoms of HIV are often under-recognized in older adults because:
a. there is a very low incidence of HIV in older adults.
b. many of the classic symptoms are also common to other conditions common in older adults.
c. presenting symptoms are markedly dif-ferent from those in younger adults.
d. AIDS progresses much slower in older adults so symptoms are not recognized easily.
ANS: B
The classic symptoms of weakness, anorexia, and fatigue are common to other conditions com-mon in older adults; additionally, they may also be attributed to normal age-related changes. The incidence of AIDS in older adults is increasing, rising faster among older adults than among younger adults. The symptoms are identical in older and younger populations. AIDS progresses more quickly in older adults than it does in younger adults.
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