QUESTIONAIRE ON WORLD AIDS DAY UNDER ADOLSCENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

AIDS is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by HIV. The condition significantly affects the body’s ability to fend off infections. If left unchecked, the disease can wreak havoc on the human body, often leaving the infected open to a host of illnesses ranging from tuberculosis and opportunistic infections to tumours.

AIDS-  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

World AIDS Day 2023: 

Theme Each year, the day is commemorated with a central theme. This year's theme for World AIDS Day is Let Communities Lead. It is time for people around the globe to come together to support those living with HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to the disease.

1. Which of the following is a symptom of AIDS?

1. Fever
2. Swollen lymph nodes
3. Tiredness
4. All of the above

2. The first ever instance of AIDS was reported in

1. USA
2. France
3. Russia
4. None of the above

3. HIV parasitizes ____

1. Y-helper cells
2. T-helper cells
3. K-helper cells
4. None of the above

4. HIV can also spread through

1. Sharing water
2. Breathing in infected droplets
3. Sharing needles
4. Kissing

5. How many stages of HIV infection exist?

1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. No stages

6. HIV is thought to have originated from

1. Birds
2. Mosquitos
3. Chimpanzees
4. None of the above

7. SIV is the abbreviation of:

1. Simian immunodeficiency virus
2. Siluridae immunodeficiency virus
3. Synodontidae immunodeficiency virus
4. None of the above

8. In individuals with HIV, opportunistic infections are:

1. More frequent
2. Less frequent
3. Non-existent
4. None of the above

9. HIV is a _____

1. Lentivirus
2. Capripoxvirus
3. Gallivirus
4. Papillomavirus

10. Simian immunodeficiency virus is known to affect

1. non-human primates
2. Birds
3. Rabbits
4. None of the above

WORLD AIDS DAY PERVIOUS YEARS THEMES

1. 2023: Let Communities Lead 
2. 2022: Equalize 
3. 2021: End Inequalities. End AIDS 
4. 2020: Global solidarity, resilient services
5. 2019: Communities make the difference 
6. 2018: Know your status 
7. 2017: Everybody counts 
8. 2016: End AIDS by 2030 
9. 2015: Getting to zero 
10. 2014: Closing the gap in HIV prevention and treatment 
11. 2013: Getting to zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths