MCQ IN MEDICINE

MEDICINE MCQ

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following lists methods of transmission of HIV?
A
Sex without a condom, from breast milk, contaminated blood transfusions.
B
From saliva, sharing food and mosquito bites.
C
From bodily fluids such as sweat, semen and saliva.
D
Sex without a condom, mosquito bites and contaminated blood transfusions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HIV is transmitted through penetrative (anal or vaginal) sex, blood transfusion, the sharing of contaminated needles in health-care settings and drug injection and between mother and infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most people who get HIV get it through anal or vaginal sex, or sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers).

Detailed explanation-3: -HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system and is spread through certain body fluids, including breast milk. Perinatal transmission can occur during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding.

Detailed explanation-4: -HIV can be transmitted sexually through blood or semen if no protection is used and the person with HIV doesn’t have an undetectable viral load.

Detailed explanation-5: -Blood. Semen (cum) and pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum) Rectal fluids. Vaginal fluids. Breast milk. 16-Jun-2022

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