Daily Quiz: On World Aids Day

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What is the theme for the WAD in 2025?

Answer : ‘Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response’

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According to data referenced by UNAIDS and other sources for 2024, India is the third largest country with the highest number of people living with HIV. Which are the top two?

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Though the details of the origin of HIV remains unclear, a lentivirus that is genetically similar to HIV was initially found in which two types of primates in Africa?

Answer : Chimpanzees and gorillas in western equatorial Africa

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Name the French scientists who were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of HIV?

Answer : Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

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Globally, which mode of transmission accounts for the majority of HIV infections?

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What is the two-word term used for the long phase of HIV infection during which a person may have no symptoms despite ongoing viral replication?

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Name the first antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

Answer : Zidovudine (ZDV) also known as azidothymidine (AZT)

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Name the male Hollywood star who in 1985 became one of the first celebrities to disclose his AIDS diagnosis.