The Following Are Stages in HIV Infection

question 53

Multiple Choice

The following are stages in HIV infection.If arranged chronologically,which stage would be third?

• A)HIV binds to a CXCR4 receptor on a T cell.
• B)HIV binds to a CD4 receptor on a macrophage.
• C)HIV binds to a CCR5 receptor on a macrophage.
• D)Circulating levels of CD4⁺ T cells decline.
• E)HIV undergoes a mutation in the gene coding for its gp120 glycoprotein.

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