Why Is It Not Surprising That AIDS Patients Frequently Suffer

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is it not surprising that AIDS patients frequently suffer a viral-induced tumor?

• A)HIV genomes integrate into the host cell chromosome.This integration might result in loss of control of the cell cycle (also known as cancer).
• B)The immune system's CD4⁺ T cells are directly responsible for elimination of tumor cells.HIV attacks them and eliminates them,making a person more susceptible to cancer.
• C)The therapies for HIV are highly mutagenic,which may lead to cancerous states in people taking the drug regimen.
• D)Products of an active HIV infection are highly mutagenic-so,as a person's illness progresses,these mutagenic compounds build up and are more capable of inducing a cancerous state.

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Definitions:

Dishabituation

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Object Permanence

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