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What is the difference between a class I and II transposable element?

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2
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What are the general characteristics of retroviruses?

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3
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What are the characteristics of HTLV-1?

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4
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Describe the origin of HIV.

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5
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Describe the structure of the HIV virion

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6
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Proteins from the HIV virus are secreted as?

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Precursors

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What is the importance of the rev and tat protein?

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8
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Describe the synthesis and processing of the HIV envelope protein

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9
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What are the characteristics of the HIV envelope protein?

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10
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What types of cells does the CD4+ T cell interact with?

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11
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What types of cells does the HIV protein infect?

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12
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What are the chemokine receptors that are used by HIV-1?

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13
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What are the initial steps in HIV viral entry into the cell?

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14
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What happens to the HIV virus once it enters the cell prior the integration into the host genome?

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15
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Describe HIV transcription, translation and assembly.

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16
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How is HIV transmitted?

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17
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What is the process of Acute HIV transmission?

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18
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Describe the typical HIV clinical course.

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19
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What is the immune response to HIV infection?

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20
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What is the asymptomatic period associated with HIV?

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21
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How does HIV virus evade the immune system?

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22
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How would you classify patients with AIDS?

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23
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What are the important opportunistic infections associated with AIDS?

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24
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Describe the clinical course of a rapidly progressing HIV patient.

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25
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Describe the clinical course of a Long Term Non-progressor HIV patient.

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26
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Describe the clinical course of a Viremic Controller HIV patient.

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27
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Describe the clinical course of a Elite controller HIV patient.

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28
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What are the diagnostic tests for HIV?

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29
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What is the diagnostic algorithm for HIV?

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30
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Describe the obsticles associated with HAART.

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31
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Describe the relationship between TB and HIV.

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32
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Describe the relationship of Pneumocystis jiroveci and HIV.

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33
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Describe the relationship of Candidasis and HIV.

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34
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Describe the relationship of CMV and HIV.

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35
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Describe the relationship of EBV and HIV.

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36
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What is an AIDS dementia complex?

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37
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Describe the relationship of CNS lymphoma and HIV.

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38
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Describe the relationship of Toxoplasmosis and HIV.

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39
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Describe the relationship of PML and HIV.

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