Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Manish Modi

Candidate number:

Theme: Pathology of HIV/AIDS

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	CD4 T lymphocytes	I	Reverse Transcriptase
B	CD8 T lymphocytes	J	RNA Polymerase
C	Dendritic Cells	K	Viral neuraminidase
D	Gp120	L
E	Integrase	M
F	Macrophages	N
G	Natural Killer cells	O
H	Protease	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. An identified target of anti-retroviral therapy by nucleoside and nucleotide analogue inhibitors, which is required for the HIV retrovirus to replicate within host cells

 

 

2. A progressive decline in number and function of which of the above is a hallmark of progression of HIV infection?

 

 

3. Responsible for eliminating latently infected cells, suppressing viral replication and blocking entry of the virus into susceptible cells.

 

 

4. Required by the HIV virus to insert the DNA version of its genome into the host cell's DNA.

 

 

5. Required by the HIV virus to enter susceptible cells, and thought to play a role in the neuropathogenesis of HIV

 

 

ANSWERS

1. I

2. A

3. B

4. E

5. D