Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of these can be taken as symptoms of HIV/AIDS?

  1. Whitish coating in the throat, tongue or vagina

  2. Appearance of purple spots in the anus, mouth, nasal passages or on the skin

  3. Both

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both symptoms described are associated with HIV/AIDS: whitish coating (thrush, a fungal infection) and purple spots (Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer). These are opportunistic infections that commonly affect people with weakened immune systems due to HIV. The answer is Both.

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