Question

Which of the following statements BEST describes an opportunistic infection (OI)?
A.
OIs are common only to people with healthy immune systems.
B.
OIs are more frequent in the earlier stages of HIV.
C.
OIs are the common cause of death of people with HIV/AIDS.
D.
OIs can be deadly to perfectly healthy people.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Answer:

OIs are the common cause of death of people with HIV/AIDS.

Explanation:

People don't actually die to AIDS, they die due to common infection that the body cannot fight after AIDS. AIDS basically kills your immune system and makes you weak. So a cold virus that you could fight as healthy individual sees the golden opportunity when your immune system is weak due to HIV/AIDS. Thus, opportunistic pathogens come in and basically kill you