Retroviruses and Disease

Which type of viruses encode the reverse transcriptase enzyme?

Which retroviruses are associated with human leukaemia's/lymphomas?

Which retrovirus is the major cause of AIDS worldwide?

Which cells does HIV-1 attack and destroy?

Which retroviral genes are mentioned in the text?

True or false: Retroviruses are enveloped (+) RNA viruses that encode the reverse transcriptase enzyme?

True or false: Oncoretroviruses cause tumours in many animals?

True or false: Lentiviruses cause a long clinical latency period in infected patients before causing disease?

True or false: HIV-1 infects monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells, Langerhans cells, and certain cells of the central nervous system?

True or false: Retroviruses have a similar composition and structure in their basic virion?