How does a person contract human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Who are the groups most affected by HIV in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
HIV is transmitted by exchange of body fluids: semen, blood, and possibly secretions of the cervix and vagina. HIV is spread in four ways: (1) by sexual intercourse; (2) by contaminated blood; (3) injection and drug use; and (4) from an infected woman to her baby during pregnancy or childbirth. In the United States in the early years of the epidemic, men who have sex with men accounted for the majority of cases. Among women, the leading categories of exposure are heterosexual contact (84 percent) and injection drug use (16 percent). Worldwide, the majority of cases result from heterosexual transmission.
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a. Israel c. China b. the Sudan d. Russia
Among female-to-male (FTM) transsexuals, those who are gynephilic are typically more interested in surgically
A. removing the scrotum. B. constructing a clitoris. C. constructing a penis. D. implanting female-like breasts.
Genital herpes is transmitted through
A. nonsexual contact with the infected person. B. blood transfusion. C. contact with clothing of the infected person. D. sexual intercourse.
Which of the following is true of diethylstilbestrol (DES)?
A. It has been found to be beneficial to the fetus when taken regularly throughout the woman's pregnancy. B. It is currently an approved "morning-after" pill for women who have had unprotected intercourse. C. It has been shown to cause cancer of the vagina in girls whose mothers took the drug while pregnant. D. It has been shown to have little or no effect upon the developing fetus when taken in high doses.