Q.

Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV?

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a

HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase.

b

HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.

c

HIV is unenveloped retrovirus

d

HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.HIV escapes from our immune system which gets impaired due to the depletion of T helper cells.
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