The correctional health nurse is doing a quick assessment on a newly admitted inmate who is HIV positive.Which of the following diseases should the inmate receive screening for immediately?

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HIV-infected persons who live near one another,such as in correctional facilities,must be carefully screened and deemed noninfectious before admission to such settings.A person with HIV is more susceptible to opportunistic infections,the most common of which is TB.Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are both transmitted through blood and body fluids which is not as highly contagious as tuberculosis which is transmitted through airborne droplets.Herpes zoster (shingles)is spread by direct contact with fluid from the rash blisters.

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