Author Question: A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following treatments would be most ... (Read 61 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following treatments would be most effective?

a. Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
b. Protease inhibitors
c. Entrance inhibitors
d. Antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Question 2

When the immunologist says that pathogens possess infectivity, what is the immunologist ex-plaining? Infectivity allows pathogens to:

a. spread from one individual to others and cause disease.
b. induce an immune response.
c. invade and multiply in the host.
d. damage tissue.

LP · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The current regimen for treatment of HIV infection is a combination of drugs, termed antiretro-viral therapy (ART). The remaining options are individual components of the ART treatment format.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Infectivity is the ability of the pathogen to invade and multiply in the host. Communication is the ability to spread from one individual to others and cause disease. Immunogenicity is the ability of pathogens to induce an immune response. Damaging tissues is the pathogen's mechanism of ac-tion.