Pathology · single question
Historically, what was the first AIDS-defining opportunistic infection associated with HIV?
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Correct answer: A. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
- A. Correct – Pneumocystis (PCP) pneumonia was the hallmark opportunistic infection that first defined the AIDS epidemic.
- B. Incorrect – common and an early sign, but PCP is the classic AIDS-defining infection.
- C. Incorrect – can occur but is not the defining infection.
- D. Incorrect – a major HIV-associated infection but not the original AIDS-defining one.