HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Is the Causative Agent of AIDS

question 137

Multiple Choice

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the causative agent of AIDS. Which of the following statements is false?

• A) HIV mutates rapidly in infected individuals.
• B) HIV is amenable to phylogenetic analysis.
• C) HIV was transmitted to humans from a simian source just once.
• D) HIV has spread rapidly in humans worldwide.
• E) HIV may be transferred from one human to another by blood transfusions.

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