A CARE Act in his name was created in 1990 to create a federal program focused specifically on providing HIV care and treatment services to low income people with HIV who are uninsured or underserved. He was a child with hemophilia from Kokomo, Indiana who was barred from attending classes following his diagnosis and went on to become a poster child for compassion and understanding within the AIDS epidemic of the United States. 

Name a presentation topic other than your own and that has not yet been addressed in this quiz. Then briefly (no more than 3 sentences) share something important you learned from that presentation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person with HIV infection has AIDS when they

• have a CD4 cell count that falls below

OR

develops any of the specific, serious conditions (also called AIDS-defining illnesses) that are linked with HIV infection.

What does AIDS stand for?

Which normally rare cancer is often associated with AIDS?

HIV is NOT transmissible through...

Can you get AIDS from sharing a drinking cup with someone with HIV?

Using protection such as a latex barrier when performing sex (vaginal, oral or anal) lowers the risk of HIV transmission.

A person can get HIV through anal sex.

If you are HIV positive and pregnant, there are medicines you can take that can greatly decrease the chances of your baby having HIV.