A male patient is "relieved" to learn that he has a sexually transmitted disease and is not HIV positive. What would be an appropriate response for the nurse to make to this patient?
A) "Having a sexually transmitted infection does predispose the body to be infected with HIV if exposed to the virus."
B) "You are lucky. Not all patients have a disease that can be cured."
C) "I told you not to be concerned."
D) "You would know if you had HIV from the symptoms, which are not like those you have."
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