Which statement about HIV/AIDS would lose points on a test?

A. The fatality rate of AIDS is 100%.
B. The disease is highly contagious.
C. Symptoms of AIDS usually show up years after infection.
D. Death by cancer is likely.
E. The virus is spread through the transfer of internal body fluids.


Ans: B. The disease is highly contagious.

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