Which Statement About the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Is True

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is true?

• A) In developing countries, about 30 percent of all new HIV infections affect women.
• B) In South Africa, 30 percent of all pregnant women are HIV-positive.
• C) About 30 percent of new HIV infections occur in developing countries.
• D) Untreated HIV-infected expectant mothers pass the virus to the developing organism 30 percent of the time.

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