lentivirus

HIV's viral family

A lentivirus is a type of retrovirus characterized by a long incubation period before symptoms appear—the name comes from Latin for "slow." HIV is the most well-known lentivirus.

These viruses can integrate their genetic material into host cell DNA, making them useful tools in gene therapy for delivering genetic modifications to cells.

gene-therapy

vector

Quantity with direction

transductionSignal or energy transformation
transgeneTransferred genetic sequence
delivery systemMeans of conveying goods

in vivo · gene transfer · clinical trials · hematopoietic · titer · tropism · sickle cell

virology

RNA

Gene expression molecule

capsidViral genetic material's casing
gagMouth restraint or jest
polElected figure, slang

LTR · replication · incubation · pathogenesis · glycoprotein · budding

HIV

AIDS

Immune deficiency syndrome

antiretroviralDrug blocking viral reproduction
CD4Immune cell coreceptor
T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte

PrEP · seropositive · immune deficiency · transmission · undetectable · bloodborne · sexual health · stigma · immunodeficiency · latency

species

HIV-1

Primary AIDS-causing retrovirus

HIV-2Second human immunodeficiency virus
simianOf primates with tails
felineOf or like cats

equine · bovine · ovine · primate · zoonosis

Opposites

infection kinetics

lentivirusEbola virus

Lethal hemorrhagic fever agent

influenza virus · norovirus · rhinovirus · rabies virus

viral persistence

lentivirusacute infection

Fast-developing microbial disease

genomic structure

lentivirusDNA virus

Pathogen using deoxyribonucleic acid

adenovirus · herpesvirus · poxvirus · papillomavirus · bacteriophage

Family

viral, virology, virion, retrovirus, retroviral, virions, retroviruses

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