AIDS and HIV Puzzle



Below is information on 22 people and their social and health behaviors. The object is for you to decide which of the 22 people are at risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus and which people are unlikely to become infected. You will also determine the pathways and methods of transmission of the HIV virus.

Person

Action or Behavior

Date of Action or Behavior
1 Engaged in sex with their spouse (6)

9/93

2 Attended a Tampa Bay Bucs game with (7)

12/93

3 A new born baby (3) was breast feed by mother (20)

2/94

4 Engaged in body piercing and shared a needle with (13)

12/93

5 Engaged in sexual intercourse with (9)

6/93

6 Was bitten by a dog

9/93

7 Received a blood transfusion of blood donated by (9) and the blood was donated in 8/93

9/93

8 Used intravenous drugs and shared needle with (4)

3/94

9 Had sex with an HIV positive prostitute in NYC

7/93

10 A newborn (10) was breast feed by mother (20)

2/93

11 A newborn child born to mother (4)

10/94

12 Shared an ear piercing needle with (1)

7/93

13 Shared a cocaine needle with (9)

10/93

14 Fell cutting their arm and bled profusely on (19)

1/94

15 Used a tattoo needle after (4)

9/93

16 Had sex with (4)

1/94

17 Had sex with (12)

10/93

18 Shared a pizza with (4)

11/93

19 Shared a needle with (7) when injecting steroids

11/93

20 Received a blood transfusion of blood donated by (7) in 10/93

10/93

21 A nurse (21) stuck herself with a needle after giving a shot to infant (3)

4/94

22 Donated blood to United Blood Services in 3/94 which was transfused to (21)

4/94


State if each person is at risk or not and describe the pathway.

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