What are "opportunistic infections?"

a. infections for which there are no effective treatments
b. infections that are highly contagious to healthy individuals
c. infections that would not normally cause disease in a person with a healthy immune system
d. infections that are caused by the "risky" behavior of a person


ANS: C

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Timothy is an important middle-man in the commercial exploitation of people, as he sells women and children into sexual slavery. He sometimes even carries out deals across continents. Which of the following is Timothy doing?

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