In the "Kitchen-Sink Model" for CD4 T-Cell Loss,what Does the Sink's

question 40

Multiple Choice

In the "kitchen-sink model" for CD4 T-cell loss,what does the sink's drain represent?

• A) the destruction of CD4 T cells by the virus
• B) the production of new CD4 T cells
• C) the amplification of the virus in the blood
• D) the destruction of the virus by the immune system
• E) the wide variety of possible opportunistic infections

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Definitions:

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Complementarity Hypothesis

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