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More than 30 million people around the world are currently infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS). New HIV infections have levelled off or even declined in most developed countries,
but the virus is spreading rapidly through much of the developing world. In some areas of
sub-Saharan Africa, one in four adults are carrying the virus.
Life Cycle of HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus attaches to a CD4 protein on the surface of a T-lymphocyte, and the viral envelope fuses with the cell membrane. ...
Or In Simpler Terms:
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), is genetically programmed to do one thing: highjack the reproductive machinery of a human cell, then trick it into churning out as many copies of the virus as it can before the cell dies. The current best hope for the treatment of AIDS requires that patients take a number of different drugs, each of which interferes with certain steps of the HIV infection process.
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