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Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

question 1 of 9 course: Medicine(Degree)

Q: How are agents of sexually transmitted diseases able to spread and multiply? (Select the key reason)

Most victims lack complement components
They are able to attach to and enter tissue with relative ease
They have the capacity to resist host non-specific defensive mechanisms
They often cause asymptomatic disease, thus evading elimination by specific immune responses

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Maternal HIV antibodies (IgG) cross the placenta and persist for up to 18 months, making antibody tests unreliable in infants. PCR detects HIV proviral DNA or RNA directly, confirming infection. Western blot is an antibody test and not suitable for neonates.

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