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WHAT IS AIDS?
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the missing letters to give an accurate explanation of AIDS.
is the pathogen that causes
immunodeficiency _V_
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The
N ___deficiency
AIDS stands for acquired
. Though the virus is very powerful, it cannot live
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the human body. It does live in certain body fluids, such as
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AIDS is spread through sexual__________
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—oral,
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_A___________, or vaginal. It is also spread by using contaminated __ _E_ JE_
receiving a blood___
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products, or it is passed from an AIDS-infected
to her C
before birth.
The best prevention against infection is
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_, which is
not having sex. If a person does have sex, then the relationship should be
M___________________________S_, having only one partner. If a person chooses the dangerous
practice of having more than one partner, then the Surgeon General recommends the use of a
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There is no known
AIDS will die.
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for AIDS at the present time. Any person who contracts