The Nurse Preparing an Educational Facts Sheet on Human Immunodeficiency

The nurse preparing an educational facts sheet on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS for older adults includes reference to which of the following? Select all that apply.

A) Tainted blood transfusions are the greatest risk factor.
B) Delayed recognition of HIV contributes to its poor prognosis.
C) Twenty-five percent of AIDS cases in the United States are in persons older than 60 years of age.
D) There is a short interval from HIV infection to AIDS in older adults.
E) HIV and AIDS cases in this age cohort have stabilized in the last 15 years.