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What kind of virus is aids?
Type your answer here... retrovirus
Is toxoplasmosis a protozoa?
No. AIDS is caused by a retrovirus named as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
Is the common cold and HIV from the same virus?
No the cold virus is rhinovirus,where as HIV&AIDS is a retrovirus it reproduces by changing DNA into RNA.
Is HIV bacterial?
No HIV is not bacteria or any other organism. HIV is a retrovirus. It infects the T helper cells of human, cause AIDS disease.No, it is a virus.No, it is not a virus.
How do you distinguish Aids virus from the Polio virus?
"AIDS virus" is HIV, Human Immunodeficiency virus. It causes AIDS, Auto-immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is a retrovirus because it uses reverse transcriptase in replication. Polio is a picornavirus. Both have RNA genomes, and positive sense. They are also both icosahedron shaped. HIV is much bigger: 100 diameter, rather than 30 which is polio.
What group of viruses does HIV belong to?
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a condition which arises after infection with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV is a lentivirus, part of the retrovirus family. There are two species: HIV-1 and HIV-2. AIDS is not a type of microorganism, but rather, an effect of HIV infection. A person is considered to have AIDS when their CD4+ (a type of white blood cell) count is below 200 per µL of blood.
What virus can be transmitted through sharing syringes to inject intravenous drugs?
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, can be transmitted through sharing syringes and the transfer of bodily fluids. HIV is a slow replicating retrovirus that causes AIDS.
What type of pathogen is HIV?
HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is itself a pathogen.HIV is a virus.HIV itself is a pathogen Human Immunodeficiency virus cause HIV/AIDS disease it belongs to retro virus which has ability to convert mRNA to DNA the reverse transcription and possess reverse transcriptase enzyme
Which vital infection best describes HIV?
HIV is a retrovirus that causes AIDS
AIDS is a virus?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Does HIV have to cause AIDS?
By gradually destroying a person's immune system.HIV causes aids by destroying the immune system. It leaves your body defenceless, you catch diseases easily and can die from one illness or the other.
What type of organism is AIDS?
AIDS is a retrovirus. RNA, two reverse transcriptase, a protein capsid, a membrane coat studded with glycoproteins.
