Older clients newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
A) are likely to have contracted the disease from receiving contaminated blood or blood products.
B) often have symptoms of memory loss or weight loss that may be attributed to other conditions associated with age.
C) are usually less ill with the initial infection than younger clients with HIV/AIDS.
D) have lower death rates from HIV/AIDS than younger clients.
B
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