NU371 2025/2026 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
What ways can HIV NOT be transmitted? -- Answer ✔✔ hugging, dry kissing, shaking
hands, sharing eating utensils, using toilet seats, any casual encounters, It is NOT spread
by tears, saliva, urine, sputum, feces, sweat, respiratory droplets, or enteric routes
Which Fluids is HIV transmitted through? -- Answer ✔✔ Blood, Semen, Vaginal
secretions, + Breast milk
Which cells does HIV target? -- Answer ✔✔ CD4/ T-cells
What are CD4 normal cell levels? -- Answer ✔✔ 800-1200 cells
At what CD4 cell count do immune problems start? -- Answer ✔✔ < 500
At what CD4 level does the condition become severe? -- Answer ✔✔ 200 or <
What are the clinical manifestations of an HIV infection? -- Answer ✔✔ Flu-like
symptoms that include fever swollen lymph nodes , sore throat, headaches, nausea,
malaise, muscle pain, diarrhea, diffuse rash
, When do clinical manifestations of an acute HIV infection normally occur? -- Answer
✔✔ 2-4 weeks after infection * and are highly infectious at this time*
How long normally after HIV infections is AIDS diagnosed if untreated? -- Answer ✔✔
10 years
what are symptoms of symptomatic HIV? (after acute +asymptomatic periods) --
Answer ✔✔ *happens when CD4 <200*
persistent cough, fever, frequent night sweats, chronic diarrhea, recurrent headaches,
severe fatigue,
What are the infection manifestations in HIV? -- Answer ✔✔ Shingles, Vaginal Candidal
infections, herpes, bacterial infections, thrush, Kaposi Carcinoma, Oral hairy leukopenia
What is oral hairy leukopenia? -- Answer ✔✔ painless, white raised lesions on the
lateral aspect of the tongue which occur in Epstein Barr or as a sign of HIV disease
progression
what is the "window" period definition and how long is it usually for HIV? -- Answer ✔✔
The time it takes for HIV antibodies to show up on screening test after infection
usually 3 weeks
Test results can be a false - during the "window" period
Which fluids can be used to test for HIV AB? -- Answer ✔✔ Blood and Saliva
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
What ways can HIV NOT be transmitted? -- Answer ✔✔ hugging, dry kissing, shaking
hands, sharing eating utensils, using toilet seats, any casual encounters, It is NOT spread
by tears, saliva, urine, sputum, feces, sweat, respiratory droplets, or enteric routes
Which Fluids is HIV transmitted through? -- Answer ✔✔ Blood, Semen, Vaginal
secretions, + Breast milk
Which cells does HIV target? -- Answer ✔✔ CD4/ T-cells
What are CD4 normal cell levels? -- Answer ✔✔ 800-1200 cells
At what CD4 cell count do immune problems start? -- Answer ✔✔ < 500
At what CD4 level does the condition become severe? -- Answer ✔✔ 200 or <
What are the clinical manifestations of an HIV infection? -- Answer ✔✔ Flu-like
symptoms that include fever swollen lymph nodes , sore throat, headaches, nausea,
malaise, muscle pain, diarrhea, diffuse rash
, When do clinical manifestations of an acute HIV infection normally occur? -- Answer
✔✔ 2-4 weeks after infection * and are highly infectious at this time*
How long normally after HIV infections is AIDS diagnosed if untreated? -- Answer ✔✔
10 years
what are symptoms of symptomatic HIV? (after acute +asymptomatic periods) --
Answer ✔✔ *happens when CD4 <200*
persistent cough, fever, frequent night sweats, chronic diarrhea, recurrent headaches,
severe fatigue,
What are the infection manifestations in HIV? -- Answer ✔✔ Shingles, Vaginal Candidal
infections, herpes, bacterial infections, thrush, Kaposi Carcinoma, Oral hairy leukopenia
What is oral hairy leukopenia? -- Answer ✔✔ painless, white raised lesions on the
lateral aspect of the tongue which occur in Epstein Barr or as a sign of HIV disease
progression
what is the "window" period definition and how long is it usually for HIV? -- Answer ✔✔
The time it takes for HIV antibodies to show up on screening test after infection
usually 3 weeks
Test results can be a false - during the "window" period
Which fluids can be used to test for HIV AB? -- Answer ✔✔ Blood and Saliva
