Test what you’ve learned in this section of the Web site. Answer the questions and get an explanation of the correct answer.
Question 1: How many people have died from AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic?
Over 8 million
Over 17 million
Over 20 million
Over 25 million
Question 2: 1997 marked the first year since the discovery of AIDS that the number of Americans newly diagnosed with AIDS dropped. What was the reason for the decrease?
FDA approval of the first drug to fight HIV
Fewer women were being infected with HIV
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
The use of nonoxynol-9 as a spermicide
Question 3: The majority of new AIDS cases appear in which population?
Men who have sex with men
Women
Racial and ethnic minorities
Young people aged 15–25
Question 4: Of the 40,000 new HIV infections that occur each year in the United States, roughly how many are estimated to be from people who are unaware that they have HIV?
One-quarter
One-third
One-half
Two-thirds
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