The rationale behind the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS is to reduce the replication of the virus and therefore prevent the infection of remaining healthy cells. Which of these is NOT a therapy that acts in this way?
A. Interference with the processes involved in expression of viral nucleic acid by the host cell
B. Chemical agents directed at interruption of mitosis in host cells for the virus
C. Blocking an alpha protease enzyme associated with the assembly of the virus
D. Blocking the attachment and fusion of the HIV viruses with T lymphocyte host cells
E. Inhibition of the reverse transcriptase enzyme
Answer: B
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