NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
Who is at a high risk of getting HIV-infection?
Options
- AIndividuals who have multiple sexual partners
- BDrug addicts who take drugs orally
- CIndividuals who require occasional blood transfusions
- DAll A), B) and C)
Correct answer
D. All A), B) and C)
Step-by-step solution
AIDS is caused by the Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus (HIV)HIV is transmitted through body fluids such as sexual contact with an infected person, transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products, sharing of infected needles, and from an infected mother to her child through the placenta. People who are at high risk of getting HIV infection include individuals with multiple sexual partners, drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who require repeated blood transfusions, and children born to an HIV-inf