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| T/F: Retroviruses run the Central Dogma backwards. |
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| Retroviures produce an RNA or DNA -dependent DNA polymerase. |
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| RNA-dependent DNA polymerase |
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| Retrovirus start as a (+) ss ___ virus, but then make a ds ___ from it. |
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| T/F: The RNA strand of retroviruses looks like mRNA, but is non-functional. |
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| What enzyme is involved in Retroviruses? |
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| What disease does Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) promotes? |
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| T/F: Oncovirus recombine its DNA in the host chromosome. |
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| HTLV-1 is transmitted via |
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| Passed by blood transfusion, sexually, or through breastfeeding |
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| HTLV-1 infects what cells in the body? |
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Helper T cell (CD-4)
DTH cell |
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| HTLV-1 causes what type of cancer in adult? |
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| Adult acute T-cell lymphocytic leukemia |
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| HTLV-2 is associated with what type of cancer? |
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| Atypical forms of hairy cell leukemia |
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| T/F: HIV is a Lentivirus. |
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| Is HIV the pathogen or the disease syndrome? |
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| Is AIDs the pathogen or the disease syndrome? |
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| HIV infects what cells of the body? |
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Dendritic cells of the epithelium
Macrophages
CD4 T cells (helper T and DTH) |
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| HIV travels from the dendritic cells of the epithelium to the ___. |
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| T/F: HIV is acquired through blood transfusion. |
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| False. Sexually transmitted disease |
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| HIV may start as a ___ illness that lasts ___ weeks. |
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| T/F: HIV is seropostives and infectious. |
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| T/F: HIV could be asymptomatic. |
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| AIDs syndrome starts when CD4 cells fall below what level? |
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| What are the key cells for HIV? |
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