A Common Misconception Is That Our Immune System Fails to Make

Multiple Choice

A common misconception is that our immune system fails to make a productive immune response to HIV infection, thereby leading to chronic infection. In fact, following a primary HIV infection, our immune system:

A) Generates a response, but it is an inappropriate Type II instead of a Type I response
B) Generates a response characterized by a cytokine storm that is poor at controlling virus replication
C) Generates a response that efficiently controls viral replication
D) Generates immunity at the mucosal surfaces, but does not control the systemic infection
E) Generates a T cell but not an antibody response to the virus