HIV and AIDS Problem Set
Problem
1: HIV+ patient and AIDS
Correct!
Which HIV+ patient is most likely to have AIDS?
| A. |
A person who engaged in high-risk sexual behavior three months
ago |
| B. |
A person who engaged in high-risk sexual behavior ten years
ago
An HIV infected person develops AIDS when their
helper T cell number are drastically reduced. The body is
initially able to replace destroyed helper T cells, but after
years (ten years on average), HIV overwhelms the body's ability
to make helper T cells, and the person develops AIDS. |
| C. |
A recently infected person whose drug therapies include reverse
transcription inhibitors and protease inhibitors |
| D. |
A person who has an almost normal number of helper T cells
detected in her blood sample |
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