Acute HIV infection US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Acute HIV infection Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Reactivation of CMV from mononuclear cells occurs via _____
Answer: immunosuppression (organ transplant, AIDS patients)
Flashcard 2: Which two regulatory proteins of HIV are required for viral replication?_____
Answer: Rev and Tat
Flashcard 3: HIV later on infects what cell type?_____
Answer: CD4+ Helper T cells
Flashcard 4: Which envelope protein on HIV binds the CD4 molecule and a chemokine receptor (CXCR4 or CCR5)?_____
Answer: gp120
Flashcard 5: Which viral gene in HIV codes for the p17 matrix protein?_____
Answer: gag
Flashcard 6: _____ are diploid single-stranded RNA viruses
Answer: Retroviruses (ie: HIV)
Flashcard 7: _____ is the transmembrane protein of HIV, mediating viral-cell fusion and syncytia formation
Answer: gp41
Flashcard 8: progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Answer:
Extra: destruction of oligodendrocytes, demyelination of CNS rapidly progressive, usually fatal recent JC virus infection, AIDS
Flashcard 9: The _____ blot *used to be* the confirmatory test for HIV after a positive ELISA
Answer: Western
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/hiv/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 10: Which HIV gene encodes for the virion p24 (Capsid) and p17 (Matrix) core proteins?
_____
Answer: gag
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/antivirals/acquire?ref=anki
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