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a. impaired cytotoxic activity of CD8 T cells
b. inhibition of transcriptional activators required for IL-2 synthesis
c. inability to kill virus-infected cells
d. persistent activation of CD8 T cells causing secretion of large amounts of IFN-?
e. IFN-? activation of macrophages which in turn drives the production of IL-6, TNF-?, and other pro-inflammatory molecules.
B
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