Which statement about AIDS is false?
A) The chances of getting the disease are increased if an individual already has a sexually transmitted disease.
B) AIDS induces autoimmunity.
C) Most people who die from AIDS do not die because of HIV infection directly,but from other infections that would normally be eliminated by T cells.
D) HIV can be transmitted through the blood of an infected mother to her child.
E) HIV can be transmitted via sexual intercourse.
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