What is the relationship between the HIV-1 virus and brain damage?
A) The virus itself can cause disruptive brain damage.
B) The virus works indirectly: it allows infections to occur which cause brain damage.
C) The virus is more likely to multiple in a brain that has already been damaged by brain trauma or some other cause of tissue loss.
D) The virus does not lead to brain damage, but the disease so affects patients that their psychotic reactions mimic those of brain damage.

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The HIV-1 virus can directly cause brain damage by infecting the brain and leading to neurocognitive disorders, such as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).

What Is the Relationship Between the HIV-1 Virus and Brain