Question

Question 1 10 pts Which class of anti AIDS drugs is used to prevent the virus from integrating into the host genome so that it can live indefinitely in a dormant state inside the host.

Question 2 10 pts Which class of drug interferes with the maturation of the virus by preventing a long nonfunctional polypeptide from being cut into three separate functional proteins?

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Protease inhibitor
Integrase inhibitor
Fusion inhibitor
CCR5 inhibitor
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Protease inhibitor
Integrase inhibitor
Fusion inhibitor

Question 3 10 pts What is the major limitation in the use of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ( NRTIs) for AIDS treatment?

Question 4 10 pts What is the approximate annual cost of triple combination therapy for HIV infection

Question 5 10 pts Read the article in the Module 8 Learning Materials entitled New hope for babies with HIV:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/health/hiv-remission-southafrican-boy/index.html
Discuss the the study. Answer the following questions in your discussion:

CCR5 inhibitor
$2,000
$5,000
$15,000
$25,000
1. Describe the study and the results.
2. Give your personal opinion about this strategy for short-term treatment.
3. Do you think this might be a promising treatment for babies in third world countries, since lifelong treatment with triple combination therapies can be too expensive?