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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
HIV-1 retrovirus is the | HIV-1 retrovirus is the cause of AIDS disease. HIV-1 is a RNA virus which copy its genome to the host-cell genome, in this case - the human genome, in infect cells. HIV-1 infects activated CD4 immune cells and macrophages. When the disease is expressing in carriers, the progressive depletion of CD4 T cells causes immunodeficiency. | ||
For details about another HIV-1 components and its replication pathway see [[HIV and accessory proteins]]. | For details about another HIV-1 components and its replication pathway see [[HIV and accessory proteins]]. | ||
