HIV/AIDs Flashcards
structure and repliacition
1
Q
retrovirus
A
has reverse transcripase and RNA so mutates frequnetly
hard to vainate against
2
Q
diagnosis??
A
indirect ELISA test
3
Q
step 1
A
attachment proteins bind to CD4 receptor on helper t cells
4
Q
step 2
A
RNA inserted into helper t cells
5
Q
step 3
A
RNA converted into DNA
inserted into host DNA
6
Q
step 4
A
converted into RNA
leaves nucleus
used by host cell to make viral proteins
7
Q
step 5
A
new virus assembled and bursts out of cell
