The hepatitis D virus is considered a defective virus because it lacks the genes to produce a component that is essential for viruses to function. Which of the following is this component?
a-a protein capsid
b-a polysaccharide outer covering
c-an envelope
d-reverse transcriptase
Answer: A

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HIV infects and destroys CD4+ T cells, a major type of white blood cell involved in responding to viral diseases. As a result, the immune system is inhibited and prone to various illnesses. Pneumonia is another example.

When an antigen enters the body and B-cells detect it (either from prior exposure to the disease or via vaccination), antibodies are produced. When antibodies bind to an antigen (similar to a lock-key arrangement), it tells other components of the immune system to attack and destroy the invaders.

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