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What Do You Know About HIV & AIDS Quiz

HIV is everyone's concern, but there is still a lot of misinformation about the virus. Take the What Do You Know About HIV & AIDS Quiz, and make sure you know the real deal!

  1. HIV, the virus that caused AIDS, can be passed through these body fluids:

    Saliva, blood and semen.

    Breast milk, blood, semen, vagina secretions.

    Sweat, urine, blood.


  2. In what age group is HIV infection growing fastest in the United States?

    People in their teens and early twenties.

    People in their thirties and forties.

    All ages are getting infected at the same rate.


  3. How can HIV be spread?

    Sharing Needles.

    Unprotected anal, oral, or vaginal sex.

    Giving a hand job.


  4. HIV can be prevented by:

    A vaccine.

    Using condoms for oral, anal and vaginal sex.

    Only having sex play that does not involve the exchange of body fluids that can pass the virus.


  5. A test for HIV will be accurate:

    The day after a possible exposure.

    Six months after a possible exposure.

    Three months after a possible exposure.


If you are sexually active it is a really good idea to get regular HIV tests! Check out the article, How to Get an HIV Test for more information!

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