Question

1. Using the graph, describe the events that occur in the body during the first year of

HIV infection.

2. Describe what happens between the first year and the tenth year of infection.

3. Explain why the concentration of antibodies begins to decrease after nine years of
infection.

4. At what point on the graph does an infected person have AIDS?

5. Why does the number of HIV particles begin to level off after nine years?

6. How do you think the high rates of HIV transmission in humans might be related to the length of time it takes for the virus to develop into AIDS?

Answer 1

1. Using the graph, describe the events that occur in the body during the first year of

HIV infection.

2. Describe what happens between the first year and the tenth year of infection.

3. Explain why the concentration of antibodies begins to decrease after nine years of

infection.

4. At what point on the graph does an infected person have AIDS?

5. Why does the number of HIV particles begin to level off after nine years?

6. How do you think the high rates of HIV transmission in humans might be related to the length of time it takes for the virus to develop into AIDS?