Which populations are at the highest risks of contracting HIV? (Select all that apply.)
a. Health care workers who mishandle in-fected sharps
b. Breastfed infants of HIV-infected mothers
c. Persons sharing living quarters with an HIV-infected person
d. Heterosexual partners of an HIV-infected person
e. Newborns of an HIV-infected mother
A, B, D, E
Sharing living quarters without intimate contact does not expose a person to HIV infection.
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