All except which of the following are groups of individuals who are at highest risk for AIDS?
A) Preschool-aged children
B) African American and Hispanic populations
C) Homosexual and bisexual men who do not practice safe sex
D) Persons who are occupationally exposed, such as nurses
Ans: A
Young children are not at risk unless their mothers carry the AIDS virus and transmit it during delivery. Other groups at higher risk for contracting the AIDS virus are as follows:
• African American and Hispanic populations
• Homosexual and bisexual men who do not practice safe sex
• Heterosexual IV drug users
• Homosexual and bisexual men who also use IV drugs
• Heterosexual men and women who have had sex with a person from one of the previously mentioned groups
• Persons with hemophilia and others who have received blood transfusions
• Infants born to mothers carrying the AIDS virus
• Persons who are occupationally exposed (CDC, 2001)
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