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EBK MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY BODY...-
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ISBN: 9780134608242
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 9CT
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The chemical that inhibits fusin and its effect on HIV infections.

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The Human immune virus (HIV) specifically target and destroy the T-cells and cause AIDS. The HIV attaches specifically through the CD4 receptors present on the T-cells, and gain entry into cells, where they replicate and stay as a latent virus. They get integrated with cell’s genome and it is passed to all the daughter cells.

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