Why is it most problematic that some people do not consider HIV/AIDS to be a serious health threat today?

a. More recent evidence suggests that there is an 11% chance of contracting HIV by kissing an infected individual.
b. The rate of HIV infection in American women is now greater than the rate of HIV infection for American men.
c. AIDS remains the fifth leading cause of death among Americans aged twenty-five to forty-four.
d. Anti-retroviral drugs developed to decrease the viral load of HIV are not effective against the "newest," most prevalent forms of HIV found in America today.


ANS: C

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