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How the HIV virus enters the cell

Video shows HIV entrance to cell. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that leads to AIDS. HIV belongs to a subset of retroviruses called lentiviruses (or slow viruses), which means that there is an interval -- sometimes years -- between the initial infection and the onset of symptoms. Upon entering the bloodstream -- through mucous membranes or blood-to-blood contact -- HIV infects the CD4+T cells and begins to replicate rapidly. Text Reff: www.hiv.com

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Channels: Scientific Animations Microbiology

Tags: hiv

Uploaded by: ( Send Message ) on 03-12-2007.

Duration: 1m 14s