Understanding Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Question 9 • AVA HS Health IC - 81

Which person is acting most responsibly after learning he has HIV?

Answer

Will decides it is incurable, so he avoids doctors and sex, looking for other pursuits to be happy while he can.

Juaquin starts taking a combination of medicines called antiretroviral therapy (ART) to live longer and reduce the risk of transmission.

Nasir seeks ways to remove affected tissues and avoids telling anyone about the disease to avoid the stigma with friends.

Zain knows it is uncurable, so he starts a campaign to help others avoid it since doctors will be unable to slow his progression of symptoms.

Explanation

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) helps people with HIV live longer and can reduce the chance of transmitting HIV to others. Starting ART and staying connected with medical care is responsible. HIV has no cure, but treatment can slow its progression; avoiding doctors or assuming treatment cannot help, as in the other choices, is not accurate.

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