1. HIV Research
... in developing countries. Infection is diagnosed with a simple clinical test designed to detect serum antibodies directed against the virus. Progression to AIDS is diagnosed when a patient exhibits characteristic opportunistic infections combined with a CD4 T-cell count of 200 or less. The virus is transmitted by contact with contaminated blood or bodily fluids. The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of HIV transmission ... makes many mistakes while making DNA copies from HIV RNA. Consequently, many variants of HIV develop in an individual (known as antigenic variation), some o...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate