When talking about STDs with a high school health class, the school nurse knows that she should cover HIV/AIDS. What would the school nurse tell the students is the leading cause of new HIV infection in women?
A) Sharing clothing
B) Heterosexual transmission
C) IV drug use
D) Homosexual transmission
Ans: B
Feedback: Heterosexual transmission is the leading cause of new HIV infection in women, surpassing IV/injection drug use as the most common mode of transmission.
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a. upward and back. b. parallel. c. downward and back. d. upward and forward.
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