AIDS - N5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
What are the two types of HIV?
✓ HIV 1 and HIV 2
Which type of HIV is the most common?
✓ HIV 1
Where is HIV 2 mainly seen?
✓ Western Africa
What is the difference between HIV 1 and HIV2?
✓ There is one gene that is different between the two viruses. This
difference makes HIV 2 much less virulent and is not as easily
transmitted.
What is HIV covered with?
✓ Viral envelope
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What is the protein protruding from HIV?
✓ gp 120
What is gp 120?
✓ An HIV specific protein
What does the HIV virus carry inside it?
✓ Enzymes which it uses for replication (reverse transcriptase, integrase
and protease)
What are HIV virus enzymes encased in?
✓ The capsid
What is the target cell for HIV?
✓ CD4 cell
What are the 3 receptors on the CD4 cell membrane that are important to
HIV?
✓ CD4 receptor, CCR5 receptor and the CXCR4 receptor.
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