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1) The four cardinal signs of acute inflammation are redness, heat, swelling, and pain. Describe the steps of the inflammation process following tissue injury that lead to the development of these symptoms.
2) List and describe one example each of a type of active humoral immunity medication and a type of passive humoral immunity medication that have been used in recent years in relation to the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.
3) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disrupts the immune system and in doing so can lead to the development of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Answer the following:
List the cell type of the immune system that is targeted by this virus, and describe the manner by which the disruption in normal physiology leads to the manifestation of the immunodeficient symptoms associated with AIDS, i.e. what is happening to the infected cells and how does this lead to the symptoms.
Biktarvy is a recent HIV treatment that includes bictegravir, which is an integrase inhibitor, and emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide, which are reverse transcriptase inhibitors. How do each of these two categories of drugs (integrase inhibitors & reverse transcriptase inhibitors) affect HIV infection?