PATHOLOGY MCQ
INFECTION
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Question
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A medical researcher has developed a drug that attaches to the surface markers of a specific virus preventing them from functioning correctly. This drug would most likely disrupt the virus’s ability to-
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mutate into a new viral strain
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attach to its target host cell
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maintain the integrity of its capsid
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have its genetic material transcribed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) uses reverse transcriptase to make double-stranded RNA copies of its DNA genome.-A retrovirus such as HIV has an RNA genome and uses reverse transcriptase to make double-stranded DNA copies of the genome, which can then be integrated into the host cell’s genome.
Detailed explanation-2: -During attachment, why have the majority of viruses evolved to bind to host surface receptors that serve essential functions in the host cell. Essential receptors will always be expressed so the virus will always have a way into the cell to replicate.
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