How Much Do You Know About HIV/AIDS?
Test Your Facts

1. AIDS is the acronym of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

2. AIDS was first defined in 1982.

3. AIDS is a global problem.

4. Kuwait has the highest HIV prevalence relative to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

5. AIDS is a curable disease.

6. Homosexuals have the same rate of infection with HIV as heterosexuals.

7. Approximately 38 million people worldwide live with AIDS.

8. People infected with the HIV virus develop signs and symptoms of AIDS immediately.

9. Tattooing and body piercing are risk factors for HIV infection.

10. Mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects can transmit HIV.

11. HIV can be transmitted through saliva. 

12. The only available testing for HIV is through blood.

13. Breastfeeding transmits HIV.

14. Male circumcision might protect against the spread of HIV.

15. Islam stigmatizes HIV/AIDS patients.

16. Unsafe injections are the major factor in the transmission of AIDS in Africa.

17. Using condoms is the only way to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS.