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HIV
I. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
THE RECEPTOR MEDIA ENDOCYTOSIS?
HOW DOES HIV AFFECTS IT?

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once inside the cell, the hiv virus releases its RNA into the healthy cell to produce more hiv cells through reverse-transcription. The
infected cells continues to reproduce until it dies.
II. READINGS ON HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent for AIDS. The most common type is known as HIV-1 and is the
infectious agent that has led to the worldwide AIDS epidemic. There is also an HIV-2 that is much less common and less virulent, but
eventually produces clinical findings similar to HIV-1. The HIV-1 type itself has a number of subtypes (A through H and O) which have
differing geographic distributions but all produce AIDS similarly. HIV is a retrovirus that contains only RNA.

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HIV I. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY THE RECEPTOR MEDIA ENDOCYTOSIS? HOW DOES HIV AFFECTS IT? once inside the cell, the hiv virus releases its RNA into the healthy cell to produce more hiv cells through reverse-transcription. The infected cells continues to reproduce until it dies. II. READINGS ON HIV Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent for AIDS. The most common type is known as HIV-1 and is the infectious agent that has led to the worldwide AIDS epidemic. There is also an HIV-2 that is much less common and less virulent, but eventually produces clinical findings similar to HIV-1. The HIV-1 type itself has a number of subtypes (A through H and O) which have differing geographic distributions but all produce AIDS similarly. HIV is a retrovirus that contains only RNA. HIV is a sexually transmitted disease. Infection is aided by Langerhans cells in mucosal epithelial surfaces which can become infected. Infection is also aided by the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases that can produce mucosal ulceration and inflammation. The CD4+ T-lymphocytes have surface receptors to which HIV can attach to promote entry into the cell. The infection extends to lymphoid tissues which contain follicular dendritic cells that can become infected and provide a reservoir for continuing infection of CD4+ T-lymphocytes. HIV can also be spread via blood or blood products, most commonly with shared contaminated needles used by persons engaging in intravenous drug use. ...
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