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Common virus

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A virus that uses either DNA or RNA and as it’s genetic material and has a relatively low efficiency of cellular infection. A nonretrovirus.

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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The most severe form of immune deficiency disease caused by HIV infection

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Efficiency of infection

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The ease with which a specific type of organism causes disease through infection

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Host

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A person infected by a virus who cells allow viral reproduction

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Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV

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The most common retrovirus known to cause disease among humans. It is the organism known to cause HIV disease and AIDS

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Opportunistic infection

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Infections caused by organisms that are present as part of the normal environment and kept in check by normal Immune function. They occur only in people whose immune system’s are not working properly

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Retrovirus

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A special virus that always uses RNA as its genetic material and carries with it the enzyme reverse transcriptase,integrase, and protease which allow high-efficiency infection

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Teratogen

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An agent that can cause birth defects

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Viral load

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The number of viral particles in a blood sample, which indicates the degree of Viral infection

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Virulence

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The measure of how well a micro organism can invade and persistent growing, even when the person’s body is trying to destroy or eliminate it

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Virus

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And intracellular, sub microscopic parasite

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Virustatic

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Drug actions that reduce the number of viruses present by preventing them from reproducing and growing