Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus of the lentivirus family that selectively infects macrophages and CD4 T cells, leading to immunodeficiency.
El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) es un retrovirus de la familia lentivirus que infecta selectivamente macrófagos y células CD4 T, causando inmunodeficiencia.
| Front | The causative agent of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS. This is a retrovirus of the lentivirus family that selectively infects macrophages and CD4 T cells, leading to their slow depletion, which eventually results in immunodeficiency |
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| Back | human immunodeficiency virus HIV |
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