Multiple Choice
The HIV virus
A) invades neurons, killing them.
B) invades a variety of cells in the nervous system, which release chemicals that trigger apoptosis.
C) interferes with the NMDA glutamate receptor, which then no longer allows calcium to enter neurons.
D) has no direct effect on the cells of the nervous system, but allows opportunistic viruses to thrive.
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