1What does HIV stand for?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
2What is AIDS?
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
3What does HIV attack in the body?
Immune system
4Which cells does HIV primarily destroy?
Helper T cells
5What happens when T cell levels drop too low?
Immune system fails
6What type of structure does HIV have?
Spherical
7What is in the core of HIV?
RNA and proteins
8What is the outer layer of HIV called?
Envelope
9What protein helps HIV attach to host cells?
Attachment protein
10What enzyme does HIV use to replicate?
Reverse transcriptase
11Where does HIV replicate?
Inside helper T cells
12What is the first step in HIV replication?
Attachment to the host cell
13What happens after HIV enters the host cell?
Releases RNA and enzymes
14How does HIV convert its RNA into DNA?
Using reverse transcriptase
15What happens after HIV DNA is formed?
Inserted into host DNA
16What does the host cell make after infection?
Viral proteins
17What happens to the host cell after HIV replicates?
It is destroyed
18Why are people with AIDS prone to illness?
Weak immune system
19Name one illness common in people with AIDS.
Tuberculosis
20What affects the progression of HIV to AIDS?
Health, age, and infection strain
21Why don’t antibiotics work on viruses?
Viruses lack metabolic machinery
22What do antibiotics target?
Bacteria's enzymes and ribosomes
23What makes viruses different from bacteria?
Viruses use host machinery
24Why can’t human cells be harmed by antibiotics?
Human enzymes differ from bacterial ones
25What treatment exists for HIV?
Antiviral drugs
26Why is there no cure for HIV?
HIV integrates into host DNA
27How is HIV usually transmitted?
Bodily fluids
28What is the latency period of HIV?
Infected person shows no symptoms