What Is the Relationship Between the HIV-1 Virus and Brain

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the HIV-1 virus and brain damage?

• A) The virus itself can cause disruptive brain damage.
• B) The virus works indirectly: it allows infections to occur which cause brain damage.
• C) The virus is more likely to multiple in a brain that has already been damaged by brain trauma or some other cause of tissue loss.
• D) The virus does not lead to brain damage, but the disease so affects patients that their psychotic reactions mimic those of brain damage.