1-58What Is the Relationship Between the HIV-1 Virus and Brain

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Multiple Choice

1-58.What is the relationship between the HIV-1 virus and brain damage?

• A)The virus itself never causes brain damage,only peripheral damage to the skin.
• B)The virus may work indirectly: It allows infections to occur that cause brain damage.
• C)The virus does not lead to brain damage,but the disease so affects patients that their psychotic reactions mimic those of brain damage.
• D)The virus is more likely to multiply in a brain that has already been damaged by brain trauma or some other cause of tissue loss.

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