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100 Cards in this Set
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oral red patches called koplik spots
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measles
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viruses undergo antigenic variation
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influenza
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this is caused by the same virus that causes shingles
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chickenpox
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this includes cold sores, or genital infections
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herpes simplex
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immunization for this involves the MMR vaccine
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measles
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this may be transmitted by sexual contact
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herpes simplex
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this is sometimes complicated by Reye's syndrome
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influenza
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this is also known as varicella
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chickenpox
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this has been reduced substantially by vaccination
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measles
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this produces a body rash somewhat similar to the scarlet fever rash
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measles
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this is accompanied by fluid-filled, teardrop-shaped skin lesions
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chickenpox
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this is one of the TORCH group of diseases
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herpes simplex
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this requires cesarean birth if diagnosed in a pregnant woman
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herpes simplex
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this has viral spikes containing neuraminidase and hemagglutinin
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influenza
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major epidemics due to antigenic shifts in this
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influenza
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symptoms can be reduced with valacvclovir(valtrex)
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herpes simplex
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also known as rubeola
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measles
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occurs in types A, B, and C
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influenza
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cause recurring blisters in response to stresses
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herpes simplex
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may be associated with secondary bacterial disease
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influenza
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single infectious virus particle
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virion
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viruses that attack bacteria
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bacteriophages
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viruses that envelope projection
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peplomer
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cellular damage by virus action
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CPE
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stage when replicated viruses leave host cell
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release
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total hereditary information
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genome
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phage DNA in the lysogenic state
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prophage
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protein layer around viral nucleic acid
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capsid
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does not immediately lyse infected host cell
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temperate virus
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cleared area among host cells that contains viruses
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plaque
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abnormal protein causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
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prion
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the virion undergoes antigenic variations for an influenza virus
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true
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the respiratory cyncytial virus takes its name from the
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formation of giant cells in tissue culture cells
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Guillain-Barre syndrome and Reye's syndrome are both
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associated with influenza viruses
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fifth disease is accompanied by
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a fiery red rash on the cheeks and ears resembling a slap
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the fluid-filled vesicles occurring in cases of chickenpox contain large amounts of
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virus
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liver damage developing in young adults is considered a form of herpes simplex
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false
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the TORCH diseases are those that
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pass from a pregnant woman to the developing fetus
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koplike spots may be associated with
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measles
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orchitis is a disease that may develop in
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males who have had mumps
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german measles is similar to measles because
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a skin rash occurs in both diseases
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herpes zoster, or shingles, is an adult diseased caused by
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the same virus that causes chickenpox
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all of the following may be observed in an individual who has rubella except
-occasional fever -variable, pale pink maculopapular rash -deep yellowing of skin -swollen lymph nodes |
deep yellowing of skin
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the MMR immunization program has significantly affected the annual incidence of all the following except
-rubella -mumps -measles -chickenpox |
chickenpox
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the prospects for developing a vaccine for the common cold are not promising because
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many different viruses can cause the common cold
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studies performed in the 1980s suggest a link between aspirin and
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Reyes syndrome
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the firm, waxy, elevated lesions with a depressed center and appearing white or pink and expressing a milky, curd-like substance characterize
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molluscum contagiosum
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the scientific names for measles and german measles are respectively
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rubeola and rubella
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viruses that have spiked on their envelopes and contain hemagglutinin and neuraminidase cause
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influenza
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a respiratory disease that affects young children takes its name from the giant cells that form from the fusion of infected culture cells these giant cells are called
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syncytia
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a virus closely related to the smallpox virus causes
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molluscum contagiosum
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a major change in ham agglutinin and neuraminidase antigens is called
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antigenic shift
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SARS is caused by a
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coronavirus
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the rotavirus and echovirus are both associated with
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gastrointestinal distress
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The virus of hepatitis A is
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very resistant to physical and chemical agents
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all of the following apply to AIDS except
-caused by a retrovirus -immune system is affected by disease -opportunistic diseases accompany HIV infection -transmission occurs by contaminated food/water |
transmission usually occurs by contaminated food and water
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antibodies produced by the body in cases of infectious mononucleosis react with
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horse erythrocytes
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cephalosporin is used to treat HIV infections
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false
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cytomegaloviruses pose a threat to pregnant women because
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they pass across the placenta and damage fetal tissues.
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yellow fever is so-named because
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it is accompanied by substantial jaundice
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the cytomegalovirus is so named from the
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enlarged cells with 'owl eyes' in infected tissue
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an animal is wide eyed, drooling, and eager to attack anything in sight may be suffering from
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furious rabies
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the retrovirus that leads to AIDS
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contains RNA in its genome
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the modes of transmission of HIV are very similar to those observed for
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hepatitis B
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a woman with a fluctuating fever who feels like every bone is about to break may be suffering from
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dengue fever
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infectious mononucleosis is caused by Epstein Barr virus. It also causes
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burkitt's lymphoma
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symptoms that include fever, headache, body aches, and a skin rash on the chest, stomach, and back indicate
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west nile fever
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a viscertropic viral disease may be transmitted by droplets is called
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infectious mononucleosis
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the reasons hepatitis C infectious are often misdiagnosed is because
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symptoms develop slowly
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dengue fever is transmitted primarily by the bites of ticks and lice that have ingested blood from previous victims
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false
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cases of infectious mononucleosis are accompanied by sore throat, mild fever, and a high count of the white blood cells called lymphocytes
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true
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lassa fever and marburg disease are typical of the viral diseases that affect the skin and cause severe pock-like lesions to form
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false
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downey cells are B lymphocytes with vacuolated and granulated cytoplasm that forms in patients having infectious mononucleosis
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true
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mortality raes in outbreaks of rabies tend to be low even if the vaccine is not administered
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false
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the sabin polio vaccine consists of viruses inactivated with formaldehyde, whereas the Salk vaccine is made with attenuated viruses
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false
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an elevation of heterophile antibodies detected by the Paul Bunnell test is characteristic of hepatitis B but not hepatitis A
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false
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Epstein Barr virus has been detected in patients with Burkitt's lymphoma as well as patients with infectious mononucleosis
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true
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the incubation period for hepatitis A and B are different as are the viruses that are responsible for these diseases
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true
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transmission of hepatitis B usually involved direct or indirect con act with an infected body fluid such as blood, urine, saliva, or semen
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true
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transmission of HIV from mother to child can occur through the placenta
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true
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the major influenza pandemics all were the result of antigenic
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shifts
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roseola infantum and kaposi sarcoma are caused by
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HHV-6 and HHV-8
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the most frequently occurring STD in the United States is caused by
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Human Papilloma Virus
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molluscum contagiosum is an ___ caused by a ___
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STD, poxvirus
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the following cytopathic effects, negri bodies and 'owl eyes' are characteristics of which two infections
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rhabdovirus and CMV
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transmissible spongiform encephalothies are due to
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prp^sc
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codes for viral capsid proteins
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GAG
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codes for gp 160
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ENV
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codes for reverse transcriptase
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POL
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gp120/gp41 are proteolytic products of the enzyme Reverse Transcriptase
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false
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gp 120 attaches to the CD4
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true
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T-helper cells are also called CD8+cells
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false
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nucleotide or nucleoside analogs inhibitory the activity of proteases
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false
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AZT and 3TC inhibit Reverse Transcriptase
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true
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invirase, indinavir, and ritonavir are proease inhibitors
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true
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HAART is an acronym for highly active anti retroviral therapy
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true
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in AIDS a steep rise in HIV load occurs, and CD5+ cells is <200 cell/mm
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false
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retroviruses, unlike DNA viruses, have a high mutation rate
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true
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the HIV virion contains the enzyme reerse transcriptase that converts DNA to RNA
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false
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HIV virions contain 2 strands of identical single-stranded RNA molecules
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true
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