Which Statement About AIDS Is False

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which statement about AIDS is false?

• A) The chances of getting the disease are increased if an individual already has a sexually transmitted disease.
• B) AIDS induces autoimmunity.
• C) Most people who die from AIDS do not die because of HIV infection directly,but from other infections that would normally be eliminated by T cells.
• D) HIV can be transmitted through the blood of an infected mother to her child.
• E) HIV can be transmitted via sexual intercourse.

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