Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.3, Problem 11AYP
Summary Introduction

To describe:

The important events in the course of an HIV infection in the absence of treatment.

Concept introduction:

HIV (Human Immuno Virus) is a virus that can residue in the human cells without expressing its effect. It belongs to the retroviruses family and contains single-stranded RNA. HIV enzyme “reverse transcriptase” transcribes its viral genetic material, RNA into DNA so that it can actively incorporate itself into the genetic material (DNA) of the host. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a condition in which antibodies for HIV are present in conjugation with certain opportunistic infections. The patients with AIDS will suffer from sudden decreases in the number of CD4 cells that causes diseases in the nervous system, skin, digestive system and dementia during final stages.

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