This course was approved by the Florida Barbers Board for Barbers only, for the purpose of applying for a Florida Barbers license. This is a 2 hour course on the subject matter of HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases and Disorders. Persons that will receive credit for the completion of this course are persons who have a Florida Barbers license with a null and void status who are applying to get a new license or persons who are applying for a Florida Barbers license status. Completing this course provides the education credits necessary to for the first time.


Learning Assessment for HIV/AIDS Barber Awareness Course

Instructions: Read each question carefully, then read each of the possible answers. Select the answer you beleive to be the correct choice by clicking on the radio button to the left. To pass the assessment you need a score of 75%. If you do not pass you can restart the quiz and start again by clicking the refresh icon on your web browser toolbar, or you can also restart the quiz by pressing the F5 button on your computer keyboard, the F5 button, which is found at the top of your keyboard. If you have a problem with the assessment phase of the program please email us, call us, or download the homestudy course, follow the directions in the booklet and mail the answer sheet and the information sheet to FLCEO at the address posted on our Contact Us web page.

1.HIV is spread from one person to another through sharing of needles, unprotected sexual contact, and blood and body fluid.
True
False

2. AIDS is a virus that causes HIV.
True
False

3. You can get the AIDS virus while donating blood or plasma.
True
False

4. How can you significantly reduce your risk of contacting HIV?
A.by having multiple sex partners
B.by being aware that HIV can be transmitted through oral sex
C.by corectly using a latex condom
D.both B & C

5. People with HIV are easy to identify.
True
False

6. A latex condom can help prevent the transfer of AIDS.
True
False

7. Anonymous HIV testing is available through health departments and is not name based.
True
False

8. The Center of Disease Control defines a person having AIDS as a person who:
A.has the AIDS anti-body.
B.has a T-Cell count of less than 200.
C.has a diagnosis of one or more opportunistic disease or condition associated with AIDS.
D.all of the above.

9. Tuberculoses can infect,
A.the lungs.
B.the lymph nodes.
C.the kidneys.
D.all of the above.

10. The symptoms of TB include:
A.low-grade fever, night sweats, fatigue, weight loss and a persistent cough.
B.hearing loss.
C.memory loss.
D.all the above.

11. Pediculosis is:
A.a rash that appears on part of your body.
B.an infestation of the hairy parts of the body or clothing with the eggs, larvae or adult lice.
C.hair loss.
D.all the above.

12. Ringworm is:
A.not something adults get.
B.a device for taking off a tight wedding band.
C.a skin infection caused by a fungus.
D.none of the above.

13. Syphilis is:
A.a bacterial infection transmitted by sex.
B.food poising caused by chicken.
C.a type of bladder infection.
D.none the above.

14. The first sign of syphilis is generally a sore(s) that is painless and becomes visible at the site of initial contact.
True
False

15. A female with untreated syphilis will transmit the disease to her unborn child.
True
False

16. Sharing of combs or brushes may result in the transmission of head lice.
True
False

17. Discriminating against people who are infected with HIV/AIDS violates the their human rights.
True
False

18. Tuberculosis is spread through the air.
True
False

19. People with AIDS understand why others don't want to be around.
True
False

20. There is now a vaccine to cure AIDS if it is detected early enough.
True
False


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