Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The method by which HIV provides ready-made components for replication of its genome and the formation of double-stranded DNA from single-stranded RNA through reverse transcription.
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HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is a lentivirus which occurs in two different forms: HIV-1 and HIV-2. It gets transmitted via blood, genital or oral-genital contact. HIV hides within the host cells for several years and gradually initiates viral particles, most of which get eliminated by the host. It can destroy the thymic lymphocytes present in the body, leaving the host defenseless.
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