Question

(0) DOO 23. Which of the following is a strong predictor of HIV transmission? (A) high viral load (B) genital ulcers (C) additional STIs (D) A, B and C 24. A former president of South Africa is believed to have caused the death of several hundred thousand of his people because of his failure to admit adapted from information he got from (A) HIV causes a syndrome, scientific journals (B) HIV causes AIDS, scientific research (C) HIV causes AIDS, the internet (D) AIDS causes HIV, the internet

Answer 1

23.The HIV progress can be detected with the viral load count A viral load of about 1000,000 is a very strong indicator or predictor of HIV and can infect others.

A patient with genital ulcer additional STI like chlamydia, herpes , gonorrhea,syphilis, etc., can also transmit HIV

Ans:A,B and C

24.The former South African president Thabo Mbeki has lead to death of nearly 3 lakh population due to HIV .The main reason was he refused to accept the research things said by the scientists being on side with the Aids denialist(Peter Duesberg) .He stated it is because of damage to immune system and not due to a virus.The other factors like low socioeconomic status, poor living environment ,foods, etc.,He depended on the internet to gather information than relying on scientific research knowledge. Being the first person of nation his decision in this way has lead to lot of criticism

Ans:HIV causes AIDS ,the internet