A Person Is Infected with HIV

Multiple Choice

A person is infected with HIV.The individual is treated with several drugs,including azidothymidine (AZT) .AZT competes for the active site of reverse transcriptase.Which of the following is the most immediate effect of this drug?

A) it allows reverse transcriptase to proofread,and this will allow successful treatment with a vaccine
B) it does not allow the virus to make a DNA copy of its genome
C) it does not allow the viral genome to become integrated into the host genome
D) it inhibits formation of the capsid
E) it inhibits budding,as it is the reverse of the process by which HIV enters a cell