Chemotherapy to inhibit the progression of HIV infection utilizes all of the following mechanisms EXCEPT
A) termination of viral DNA.
B) blockage of viral attachment.
C) inhibition of viral proteases.
D) prohibition of viral integration into host cell DNA.
E) destruction of viral ribosomes.

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HIV does not have ribosomes; it uses the host cell's ribosomes for protein synthesis. Therefore, destroying viral ribosomes is not a mechanism used in HIV chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy to Inhibit the Progression of HIV Infection Utilizes All