For the peeps who got confused on this question bc of UWorld's weird question on HIV viral load:
acute HIV-1 infection: HIGH viral load, low Ab
HIV-2 infection: LOW viral load, low Ab (bc standard HIV assays detect p24, which is not present on HIV-2)
Kinda annoyed I missed an easy immunology concept question :/
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For the peeps who got confused on this question bc of UWorld's weird question on HIV viral load:
acute HIV-1 infection: HIGH viral load, low Ab HIV-2 infection: LOW viral load, low Ab (bc standard HIV assays detect p24, which is not present on HIV-2)
Kinda annoyed I missed an easy immunology concept question :/