HIV

  • Kate Cragoe Mayfield
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HIV. Kate Cragoe Mayfield. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This illustration had been drawn from an electron micrograph of cells infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a member of the retrovirus family that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). As a result of AIDS the immune system is weakened and leads to an increase in opportunistic infections. The AIDS virus primarily targets the T-cells of the immune system.

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