NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What should the society's response be towards people infected with HIV/AIDS?
Options
- AShunning them
- BHelping and sympathizing with them
- CIgnoring their presence
- DSpreading the disease to others
Correct answer
B. Helping and sympathizing with them
Step-by-step solution
AIDS is caused by the Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus (HIV).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-infected mother.The spread of HIV infection is due to conscious behavior patterns and not due to natural causes or poor monitoring. Society plays an important role in recognizing AIDS as a problem and dealing with it in a collective ma