ENTRANCE EXAM & APPLICATION

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1. What kind of male condom provides the greatest protection against HIV transmission?

2. HAART or ART refers to the antiretroviral treatments also known as the treatment "cocktail" since they are a combination of drugs.

3. CDC states that HIV antibodies sufficient to be detected are produced in the vast majority of people within .

4. Dementia is a common symptom of HIV infection

5. Chronic yeast infections in women can be a symptom of HIV infection.

6. When two people have sex, the person being penetrated is more at risk for HIV?

7. People who are newly infected with HIV may experience the following symptom at the time of infection:

8. The acute stage of HIV disease is highly infectious.

9. HIV is not transmitted in this body fluid?

10. Having syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmission?

11. The "Female condom" is made of:

12. Many medications prescribed for HIV infected clients have severe side effects that may cause client to discontinue them.

13. The pre-ejaculation fluid of an HIV infected client is not infectious.

14. An AIDS diagnosis is determined by the presence of CDC specified opportunistic infections.

15. Place the following steps in their proper order:

A. Open the package
B. Roll down to the base of the penis
C. Hold the rim as you pull out
D. Check the expiration date
E. Pinch the tip

16. Which of  the following indicates the healthiest condition? 

17. Current CDC recommendations place a higher priority on testing than counseling

18. While HIV may be found in saliva, it is not present in sufficient quantities likely to cause infection.

19. Most babies born to untreated HIV infected women will be HIV infected.

20. HIV infection is significantly less difficult to get through sexual transmission than either Gonorrhea or Chlamydia.