If a Person Who Has Been Diagnosed with HIV Is

question 44

Multiple Choice

If a person who has been diagnosed with HIV is discussing their viral load with their doctor, what are they most likely talking about?

• A) Measure of the amount of a virus that an infected person has per millimetre of blood
• B) Their susceptibility to viral infections
• C) The time that they were first infected with the virus
• D) The sexual means through which they contracted the disease (i.e. oral, penile-vaginal, or anal sex)

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Definitions:

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Anaphylactic Reaction

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