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Which enzymes are targeted by combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of AIDS?
Which enzymes are targeted by combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of AIDS?
- Glycosidase, kinase, and phosphatase
- RNA polymerase, helicase, and ligase
- DNA polymerase, exonuclease, and primase
- Reverse transcriptase, protease, and integrase (correct)
Which of the following is a reason why treated AIDS patients are now rarely seen with opportunistic infections and tumors?
Which of the following is a reason why treated AIDS patients are now rarely seen with opportunistic infections and tumors?
- The drugs used in ART control viral replication and infectious complications (correct)
- The drugs used in ART eradicate HIV infection completely
- The drugs used in ART prevent the mutation of HIV genes
- The drugs used in ART can access all reservoirs of latent virus
What is one of the challenges in the development of an effective vaccine for HIV infection?
What is one of the challenges in the development of an effective vaccine for HIV infection?
- Targeting the viral integrase enzyme
- Inducing high titers of broadly neutralizing antibodies (correct)
- Blocking the activity of viral reverse transcriptase
- Treating the cardiovascular complications of HIV infection
