HIV Disease Current Practice

Abstract

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an enveloped retrovirus that contains 2 copies of a single-stranded RNA genome. It causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) that is the last stage of HIV disease. Two to four weeks after HIV enters the body, the patient may complain of symptoms of primary infection. After that, a long chronic HIV infection occurs, which can last for decades. AIDS is mainly characterized by opportunistic infections and tumors, which are usually fatal without treatment.

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