HIV

Question 1

causes

Answer 1

invades CD4 cells
weakens immune system
predisposed to many infections
lowers body availability to fight infection

Question 2

Morphology: Ag GP41

Answer 2

embedded in envelope, mediates fusion of viral envelope with cell membrane

Question 3

Morphology: GP120

Answer 3

protrudes from surface, interacts with CD4 receptor

Question 4

Morphology

Answer 4

1. enveloped RNA virus
2. reverse transcriptase
3. T cell lymphotropic retrovirus

Question 5

Morphology: enzyme

Answer 5

1. reverse transcriptase
2. integrase
3. protease