According to Your Textbook, Which of the Following Is a FALSE

question 99

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, which of the following is a FALSE statement concerning HIV and AIDS?

• A) AIDS affects persons of all sexual orientations.
• B) One can get AIDS from sharing drinking glasses or eating food prepared by an infected person.
• C) The first symptoms of AIDS may show up as little as two months after infection, but they typically do not appear for ten years.
• D) For at least the first six months after becoming infected, a person can test negative while carrying the virus.

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