The activity that is a risk factor for transmitting HIV is sharing needles. This is because sharing needles can allow for the direct exchange of bodily fluids, which can contain the virus. The other activities listed—shaking hands, kissing, being bitten by mosquitoes and ticks, and coming in contact with infected toilet seats—do not pose a risk for transmitting HIV.
AIDS is a fatal disease caused by HIV, a virus that attacks and destroys the human immune system. Which of the following activities is a risk factor for transmitting HIV? (SC.912.L.14.52) *
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sharing needles
shaking hands or kissing
being bitten by mosquitoes and ticks
coming in contact with infected toilet seats
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