How much do you know about HIV/AIDS?

In the 1990s, there was a significant increase in the number of people infected with HIV and dying of AIDS. From 1995 to 1999, over three million people were infected with HIV every year. The number of AIDS-related deaths peaked in 2004 and 2005 - in both years, almost two million people died.

Since then, the number of AIDS-related deaths has dropped by 64%, due to initiatives like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. However, progress has slowed recently largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 1.5 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2020 alone.

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Photo credit: The Global Fund/Anush Babajanyan/ Evgeny Maloletka

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When have studies shown that HIV could have started infecting humans?

Late 1800s Late 1900s Mid 1600s Early 2000s

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What does HIV stand for?

High Incidence Virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus Heart Iatric Virus High Independence Vaccine

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What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

They are the same thing HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system and AIDS is the result of severe damage to the immune system caused by HIV They are both viruses, but HIV is less severe than AIDS

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HIV can be passed from one person to another through:

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What are the symptoms of HIV?

Rash Muscle aches Swollen lymph nodes All of the above

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Who starred in the Oscar-winning film Philadelphia in 1993 about a wronged lawyer, fired after it was revealed that he had HIV?

Morgan Freeman Tom Hanks Robert Downey Jr. Will Smith

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True or False? Research has shown that a person with HIV taking daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) with good access to medical care may live as long as someone without HIV. If they are taking ART and are virally suppressed, they have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting the virus to an HIV-negative partner.

True False

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George Michael’s hit single Jesus to a Child was written about the AIDS-related death of his then-partner, Brazilian fashion designer Anselmo Feleppa. In which year was the song officially released?

1975 1984 1996 2001

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True or False? According to research, in the future it may be possible to receive a vaccine based on the same technology platform used in the creation of some COVID-19 vaccines to protect against HIV.

True False

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If the Global Fund, a partnership that fights HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, receives its target of at least US$18 billion from world leaders, by 2026 the number of AIDS-related deaths could fall by:

12% 35% 42% 59%

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