Exam 24: Primary and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Typically, patients in the early stages of HIV infection

The progressive decline in CD4+ cells is the primary factor in determining the clinical progression of AIDS.

Immunologic activation of CD4+ cells latently infected with HIV induces the production of multiple viral particles, leading to cell death and the depletion of

The most frequent malignancy or opportunistic infection observed in AIDS patients is

A positive Western blot test (WB) for HIV infection is indicated by the presence of __________ bands.

A protein included in the core of the HIV-1 virus is called

Since 2014, the CDC recommendations for HIV testing utilize a fourth-generation antigen-antibody test to screen for

Which gene is responsible for the coding of reverse transcriptase in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

Which of the following statements is (are) true about retroviruses?

Match the disorders with the appropriate description. (Use each answer only once.) -Nezelof syndrome

Infants 18 months of age and older should be screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) if they exhibit which of the following infections?

-The structures gp41 and gp120 are viral

Which procedure was first used as a screening procedure for the detection of HIV?

The HIV infectious process begins when the protein on the viral envelope binds to the protein receptor _______ on the surface of a target cell.

The mode of viral transmission is not associated with the viral subtype.

If an immune dysfunction is suspected in a child, the appropriate workup would be a(n)

HIV is held within leukocytes and carried in fluid (e.g., blood, semen) to the body of another person.

The major structural protein (core) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 (HIV-1) is composed of

Match the phases of drug testing with the appropriate description. -Phase III

After the early period of primary HIV infection (viremia), the patient enters a period of clinical latency that lasts a median of _______ years.