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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus so humans are one species.
They also infect mammals and other vertebrates such as birds and some forms infect fungi and insects. There is also one that infects yeasts.
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A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called?
It is called a Retrovirus HIV is an example of a Retrovirus
Is measles a retrovirus?
No. Though measles contains an RNA genome like retroviruses, it does not have the distinctive enzyme reverse transcriptase, and therefore does not change its genome to DNA before transcription.
Can viruses mutate to infect new species?
Yes, viruses can mutate to infect new species.
Do viruses infect other species beside humans?
Yes, they do.
Do plant viruses only infect plant species that have RNA?
snow leopards
What is a pandoravirus?
A pandoravirus is any of a species of very large viruses which infect amoebas.
Is covid19 a retrovirus?
no
Can leeches help in curing AIDS..i mean if they can suck bad blood then can they be used to suck the infected blood of a person who has HIV or AIDS?
Aids/ HIV is actually caused by a retrovirus. These retroviruses are viruses that uses reverse transcriptase, an enzyme that is used when RNA transcribes into DNA. And then translation of the DNA into RNA, producing the genetic information to produce for retroviruses. This process happens as many times when the retrovirus needs to infect the cell. If a Leech sucks on infected blood, will the leech cure AIDS? No because it wouldn't "kill" that retrovirus.
What is the difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus?
The difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus is that a retrovirus only contains RNA while a common animal virus will have DNA or RNA.
Is Swine Flu a retrovirus?
no
Can humans get infected by tigers?
Yes. Some species of infection causing organisms are very particular and only infect one species, or a small group of related species, but there are a few that are much less picky. One example is the virus that causes rabies. Rabies can infect almost anything that's warm-blooded.
Is Rous sarcoma a retrovirus?
Yes!
