HIV & AIDS

 Grades 10 - 12

1. The 5 provinces of South Africa with the highest rates of HIV-AIDS infection are... ? (Choose 5)
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
North West Province
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Eastern Cape
Northern Province
Northern Cape
Free State
2. What does AIDS stand for?
Acquired Infection (from) Deviant Sex.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Abridged Immune Defence System
Accentuated Immuno-Deficiency Sickness.
3. The presence of HIV in an individual can be detected from:-
seeing the transcribing RNA
seeing the transcribed DNA
seeing the antibodies that arise
seeing the outline of the virus
seeing the virus itself
4. Seven of the following are sexually transmitted diseases. Place a tick next to each STD. (Choose 7)
syphilis
gonorrhea
hepatitis B
genital warts
chlamydia
malaria
herpes
diptheria
trichomoniasis
cholera
5. In a healthy person there are ______ CD4 cells per microlitre of blood
1200
1000
900
750
500
6. The word syndrome means -
world wide disease
epidemic
group of symptoms
similar diseases
sinful conduct
7. What does HIV stand for?
Health Infringing Virus
Homosexual Inflicted Virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
High Impetus Virus
8. Which diseases most frequently accompany an HIV infection? (Choose 3)
cervical cancer
cholera
pneumonia
diabetes
pulmonary tubercolosis
malaria
9. The prevention of HIV requires that at least four of the options given below are adhered to. Which are these? (Choose 4)
that the law against premarital sex be made very stringent
that all infected persons be confined to sanitora
that the law should compel everyone to be regularly tested
that partners remain faithful
that all individuals abstain from sex
that all STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are properly treated
that participants desist from practising dry sex
that condoms are regularly and correctly used
10. HIV is mostly transmitted through ... (Choose 4)
urine
saliva
blood
creast milk
semen
tears
sweat
vaginal fluids
11. Initial infection with HIV may cause a brief flu-like illness.
TrueFalse

12. The incubation period for AIDS is generally between -
1 - 2 years
3 - 4 years
6 - 10 years
2 - 3 years
13. Which of the following are symptoms of AIDS? (Choose 5)
fever
fatigue
ravenous appetite
seizures
loss of hair
night blindness
diarrhoea
brittle bones
swollen lymph gland
skin rashes
14. The laboratory test most commonly used to test for HIV antibodies is the -
Elisa test
Unisa test
RSA test
Nerissa test
15. A person is said to have AIDS when the CD4 count fall below - 
200
500
600
400
300
16. HIV has many causes. Which of the following are the main causes of HIV? (Choose 4)
receiving transfusion of infected blood
using common towels
unsafe sex
transmission from infected mother to child
open mouth kissing
intravenous injections with contaminated needles
sharing toilet and bath facilities
touching the genitals of an infected person
17. More women are likely to be infected than men because of factors related to ... (Choose 3)
social and economic reasons
cultural practices
greater promiscuity on their part
the regularity of menstruation
anatomical peculiarity
lower immunity
18. The HIV virus attacks -
all the cells of the body
only the CD 4 cells and the microphages
only the cells of the sex organs
only the red blood cells
19. After the HI virus has attached itself to the cell of the CD4 it penetrates its wall and then copies its RNA into DNA. The copied DNA now -
confuses the host RNA
expels the host DNA
surrounds the host DNA in a netlike membrane
integrates itself into the genes of the host
20. HIV-1, the virus most prevalent in South Africa is most closely related to:-
Macaque SIV
Green Monkey SIV
Chimpanzee SIV
Gorilla SIV

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