A Person Infected with HIV Is Symptom Free

question 68

Multiple Choice

A person infected with HIV is symptom free. Which is correct?

• A) The person can spread it to others.
• B) The person cannot infect others until symptoms are present.
• C) Symptoms appear after others are infected.
• D) The person does not show symptoms until other diseases develop.

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Definitions:

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal doctrine that allows for the assumption of negligence on the part of a defendant when an accident is of a type that typically does not occur without negligence.

Doctrine Application

A legal principle that is applied to a case or situation to resolve it.

Actual Cause

The direct, factual reason something happened in legal causation, often referred to as 'cause in fact.'

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that establishes the actual cause of an event or damage, linking the defendant's actions to the consequences directly.