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question 5 of 10
lia has been exhausted lately and keeps getting sick. she finally goes to see her doctor because she cant get over a common cold. her doctor diagnoses her with pneumonia and sends her to the hospital. while in the hospital, the doctors decide to check her white blood cell levels. lias white blood cell counts are less than half of what they should be.
which std/sti might lia have?
a. hiv/aids
b. hpv
c. chlamydia/pid
d. syphilis

Explanation:

HIV/AIDS attacks the immune system, specifically reducing white blood cell (CD4+ T - cells, a type of white blood cell) counts. Lia has low white blood cell counts, exhaustion, and frequent sickness, which aligns with the immune - compromising effects of HIV/AIDS. HPV mainly causes genital warts and cervical changes, Chlamydia/PID causes reproductive tract infections, and Syphilis has different symptom progressions (like sores, rashes) and doesn't primarily cause severe white blood cell depletion like described.

Answer:

A. HIV/AIDS