Why Is It Difficult to Predict the Total Number of Acquired

question 93

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to predict the total number of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases that will result from known HIV-infected patients?

• A) After a person is infected, the signs of AIDS infection might not be apparent for years.
• B) The current treatment of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) alters the infected cells.
• C) Infected cells begin to change only after azidothymidine (AZT) treatment is started.
• D) So many people have received the vaccine that there is no way to count who actually has the infection.

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Definitions:

Natural Rate

The level of economic activity, particularly unemployment or interest rates, that corresponds to the economy's long-term equilibrium without short-term cyclical fluctuations.

Potential Output

Potential output is the maximum amount of goods and services an economy can produce when it is most efficient and fully employed, without causing inflation.

Expansionary Gap

A situation where real GDP exceeds potential GDP, often leading to inflationary pressures due to high demand in an economy.

Equilibrium Output

The level of output where the quantity of goods and services produced equals the quantity of goods and services demanded.