1.2.1 HIV and HTLV

Question 1

What is the difference between a class I and II transposable element?

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Question 2

What are the general characteristics of retroviruses?

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Question 3

What are the characteristics of HTLV-1?

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Question 4

Describe the origin of HIV.

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Question 5

Describe the structure of the HIV virion

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Question 6

Proteins from the HIV virus are secreted as?

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Precursors

Question 7

What is the importance of the rev and tat protein?

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Question 8

Describe the synthesis and processing of the HIV envelope protein

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Question 9

What are the characteristics of the HIV envelope protein?

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Question 10

What types of cells does the CD4+ T cell interact with?

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Question 11

What types of cells does the HIV protein infect?

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Question 12

What are the chemokine receptors that are used by HIV-1?

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Question 13

What are the initial steps in HIV viral entry into the cell?

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Question 14

What happens to the HIV virus once it enters the cell prior the integration into the host genome?

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Question 15

Describe HIV transcription, translation and assembly.

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Question 16

How is HIV transmitted?

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Question 17

What is the process of Acute HIV transmission?

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Question 18

Describe the typical HIV clinical course.

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Question 19

What is the immune response to HIV infection?

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Question 20

What is the asymptomatic period associated with HIV?

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Question 21

How does HIV virus evade the immune system?

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Question 22

How would you classify patients with AIDS?

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Question 23

What are the important opportunistic infections associated with AIDS?

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Question 24

Describe the clinical course of a rapidly progressing HIV patient.

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Question 25

Describe the clinical course of a Long Term Non-progressor HIV patient.

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Question 26

Describe the clinical course of a Viremic Controller HIV patient.

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Question 27

Describe the clinical course of a Elite controller HIV patient.

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Question 28

What are the diagnostic tests for HIV?

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Question 29

What is the diagnostic algorithm for HIV?

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Question 30

Describe the obsticles associated with HAART.

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Question 31

Describe the relationship between TB and HIV.

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Question 32

Describe the relationship of Pneumocystis jiroveci and HIV.

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Question 33

Describe the relationship of Candidasis and HIV.

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Question 34

Describe the relationship of CMV and HIV.

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Question 35

Describe the relationship of EBV and HIV.

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Question 36

What is an AIDS dementia complex?

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Question 37

Describe the relationship of CNS lymphoma and HIV.

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Question 38

Describe the relationship of Toxoplasmosis and HIV.

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Question 39

Describe the relationship of PML and HIV.

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