30 Questions:

1. Which of the following correctly identifies the term HIV?

a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
b. Human Immunization Virus
c. Human Immo-verile Virus
d. Human Immuneffeciency Virus

2. Which of the following correctly identifies the term AIDS?

a. Actual Immunodeficiency Deficit Syndrome
b. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
c. Acquired Infections Deficit Syndrome
d. Acquired Infections Deficiency Syndrome

3. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when the T cells drop below what count (per cubic millimeter)?

a. 900
b. 1,200
c. 600
d. 200

4. Which of the body's cells is the primary target of HIV?

a. CD4+ 8
b. CD4+ T
c. CD+ 4T
d. CD-HIV

5. According to the CDC what fraction of HIV infected persons are also infected with the hepatitis C virus?

a. 1/8
b. 1/4
c. 1/2
d. 3/4

6. What group of people do recent studies indicate are most likely to be severely affected by HIV?

a. American Indians
b. Asians
c. African Americans and bisexual men
d. Patients that receive blood transfusions

7. Which of the following descriptions best describes the term MSM?

a. Bisexual men
b. All men who have sex with men regardless of how they identify themselves
c. Heterosexual men
d. Bisexual women

8. According to the CDC what percentage of people infected with HIV do not know they are infected?

a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 25%
d. 35%

9. What is the most common way for African American men to get HIV?

a. Sharing injection drug works
b. Having unprotected sex with women
c. Having a blood transfusion
d. Having unprotected sex with another man who has HIV

10. What is the most common way for African American women to get HIV

a. Sharing injection drug works
b. Having a blood transfusion
c. Having unprotected sex with a man who has HIV
d. Having unprotected sex with another women

11. What does the term 'Down Low' refer to?

a. Men who have sex with other men as well as women that do not identify themselves as gay or bisexual
b. Bisexual men
c. Men with STDs
d. Gay men

12. What is the average time it takes for an HIV infection to appear as AIDS

a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 5 years
d. 10 years

13. What percentage of HIV infected people first find out they have HIV less than one year before AIDS appears?

a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 40%
d. 60%

14. Identify the CDC's new initiative to reduce further the incidence of AIDS?

a. Advanced Prevention Program for HIV
b. Advanced HIV Prevention
c. HIV Prevention Program
d. Highly Advanced HIV Prevention

15. What % of those who test positive at CDC-funded public testing sites do not return for their results?

a. 11%
b. 21%
c. 31%
d. 41%

16. How quickly will a rapid test detect HIV antibodies?

a. Produces very quick results in 60 minutes or less
b. Produces quick results in 90 minutes or less
c. Produces quick results in 120 minutes or less
d. Produces quick results in 240 minutes or less

17. What does the term HAART mean?

a. Higher Active Antiretroviral Therapy
b. Hugely Active Antiretroviral Therapy
c. High Action Antiretroviral Therapy
d. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

18. What is the most common reason for treatment failure and development of drug resistance?

a. Additional STDs
b. Missing medication doses
c. Alcohol consumption
d. Poor diet

19. How often should a patient with a CD4 count be tested?

a. Biweekly
b. Monthlye
c. 3 - 6 months
d. Annually

20. What is the name of the ADA's HIV/AIDS advocacy group?

a. ADA DLH Advocacy Group
b. ADA HIV Practice Group
c. Infectious Diseases Nutrition DPG
d. HIV/ADA Advocacy Group

21. Which of the following is recommended by the ADA for AIDS patients?

a. Medical nutritional registration (MNR)
b. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT)
c. Medical nutrition dietetics (MND)
d. Medical metabolism therapy (MMT)

22. What is the CDC definition of AIDS Wasting?

a. Loss of more than 20% of body weight
b. More than 45 days of diarrhea or weakness and fever
c. Involuntary loss of more than 30% of body weight and general weakness
d. Involuntary loss of more than 10% of body weight from a 6 month baseline period and diarrhea or fever

23. Which of the following best describes the condition of lean tissue wasting or lipodystrophy?

a. Body composition changes
b. Weight change of more than 20% in a 6 month baseline period
c. Formal review of long term weight chart
d. Loss of fat in the abdomen and breast area

24. Which of the following ADA recommendations would Clients with hypertriglyceridemia benefit from?

a. Increasing fiber intake, limiting simple carbohydrates, and avoiding alcohol
b. Increasing fiber intake, and require exercise in addition to dietary modification
c. Decreasing fiber intake, and require exercise in addition to dietary modification
d. Require exercise and lipid-lowering medications in addition to dietary modification

25. Which of the following is recommended as a infection control precaution?

a. The routine use of barriers (such as gloves and/or goggles)
b. Washing hands and other skin surfaces immediately after contact with blood or body fluids
c. The careful handling and disposing of sharp instruments during and after use
d. All of the above

26. For how long a period after the exposure to HIV does the CDC recommend that the health care worker should be tested for HIV antibodies?

a. For at least 3 months
b. For at least 6 months
c. For at least 9 months
d. For at least 12 months

27. Which of the following foods should be avoided by AIDS patients?

a. Raw or undercooked eggs or meat
b. Overcooked meat
c. Baked potatoes
d. Carrots and essential fatty acids

28. What is the name of former President Bush's US Aids Relief Plan?

a. Faith Based Organizations
b. Non-Government Organizations Relief (NGO's)
c. Anti-retroviral Treatment Program
d. US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR)

29. How many adult years of life is the PEPFAR treatment support estimated to have saved?

a. 8 million
b. 3.28 million
c. 1.28 million
d. 1 million

30. How many people does the UN AIDS estimate are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide?

a. 39.5 million
b. 29.5 million
c. 20 million
d. 5 million