CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2012

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    At which stage of HIV infection does one usually shows symptoms of AIDS?

    A)  When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase

    B)  When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T-lymphocytes and damages large number of cells

    C)  Within these 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person

    D)  When the infecting retrovirus enters the host cells

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    HIV enter into T-lymphocytes, replicates and producers progeny viruses. The progeny viruses released in the blood and damages other helper T-lymphocytes. This is repeated leading to the progressive decrease in the number of T-lymphocytes in the body of infected person. During this period the person suffers from bounts of fever, diarrhoea and weight loss. The person start suffering from infections.


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