The rationale behind the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS is to reduce the number of viruses present in the body to infect otherwise healthy cells. Which of these is NOT a therapy that acts in this way?
A) inhibition of the reverse transcriptase enzyme
B) interference with the processes involved in expression of viral nucleic acid by the host cell
C) blocking an alpha protease enzyme associated with the assembly of the virus
D) chemical agents directed at interruption of mitosis in host cells for the virus
E) blocking the attachment and fusion of the HIV viruses with T lymphocyte host cells
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