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| What is the time required to complete an HIV life cycle? |
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| How does AIDS contribute to immunosuppression |
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| Depletion of T4 helper cells |
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| What type of virus is HIV? |
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| Enveloped, retrovirus, RNA |
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| What is the half-life of the HIV virus in the plasma vs. inside lymphocytes? |
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| What diagnostic test is used to screen for HIV? |
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| What confirmatory test is used to diagnose HIV? |
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| Western blot- gold standard |
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| What 3 antibodies are most important in the Western blot for diagnosing HIV? |
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| How long after exposure to HIV will the antibodies appear? |
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| What is a good prognostic test for HIV? |
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