Biochemistry
Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305961135
Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 49RE
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The types of therapies that are used to fight AIDS are to be discussed.

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HIV is the most notorious retrovirus, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

HIV has a single-stranded RNA that has various proteins arranged around it. A protein cover surrounds the assembly of RNA and protein, which gives it a shape of a truncated cone. HIV has various features that lead to its perseverance and lethality.

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