Imagine a Situation in Which an Individual Who Has a Latent

question 14

Multiple Choice

Imagine a situation in which an individual who has a latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection receives a hematopoietic stem-cell transplant.Which of the following is likely to occur?

• A)The memory T cells present at the time of transplantation would inhibit activation of newly generated naive T cells.
• B)The CMV viral load would increase exponentially,overcoming the host and causing death.
• C)The transplant-derived naive T cells would be activated and give rise to memory T cells that would persist and control viral load.
• D)There would be a rapid increase in CMV viral load and expansion of T cells bearing CD45RA.

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