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HIV

 

ACROSS

 

1.      HIV-1 and HIV-2 are members of this genus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10)

2.      The most common group of HIV-1 can be divided into these (6)

3.      Performed to test vaccine efficacy (5)

4.      Effective HIV treatment can be shortened to this (5)

5.      First neoplasm caused by a retrovirus can be denoted by this (3)

6.      HIV can be described as this (6)

7.      Group that were partly responsible for the early dissemination of HIV (11)

 

 

DOWN

 

1.      Surgical tool used for obtaining capillary blood samples (6)

2.      Enzyme which integrates viral DNA into the host cell DNA (9)

3.      Diagnostic test less commonly used for HIV detection (3)

4.      Close cousin of HIV _ _ _ _ _ _ immunodeficiency virus (6)

5.      HIV-1 and HIV-2 cause this disease _ _ _ _  (4)

6.      This HIV gene codes for a 55kDa protein (3)

7.      Situation where HIV may be transmitted (10)

8.      Gene regulating viral expression (3)

9.      Pseudonym for body with global responsibility to follow disease trends (3)

 

 

REFERENCES

 

• Colier, L., Balows, A., Sussman, M., (1998). Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. Volume 1, Virology, Ninth Edition, New York, Oxford University Press. Chapter 38, pp 781-803.
• Colier, L., Oxford, J., (2000). Human Virology. Second Edition. USA, Oxford University Press Inc, Chapter 25, pp 173-180.

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