Why is the HIV virus known as a retrovirus?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Because the HIV virus changes its RNA into a double strand of DNA, whereas, usually the reverse happens where DNA is changed to RNA.

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Match each example to the names (used more than once) listed below.

a.  Generic Name b. Chemical Name c.  Trade Name

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A small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites is known as ____

A) ?rickettsia B) ?spirochete C) ?staphylococcus D) ?streptococcus

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____________________ radiology is the use of radiographic imaging to guide a procedure such as a biopsy

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A waist circumference ____ indicates a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes

a. above 40 inches in men and 35 inches in women b. above 35 inches in men and 40 inches in women c. below 35 inches in men and 32 inches in women d. below 32 inches in men and 35 inches in women e. below 40 inches in men and 30 inches in women

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