Problem
A. What type of microbe is HIV and how does it infect cells?
B. Describe the innate immune system barriers that HIV would need to overcome. Provide speci?c examples of the components of the innate immune system and their roles.
C. Describe the adaptive immune response to HIV. Discuss the components of the adaptive immune response, including the roles of macrophages, antigen, antibody, and B and T-cells.
D. Compare a specific fungal infection between a non-immunocompromised and an immunocompromised person with special reference to AIDS patients. Why are AIDS patients vulnerable to opportunistic infections?
E. Compare a specific parasitic infection between a non-immunocompromised and immunocompromised person with special reference to AIDS patients.