HIV is the causative agent of AIDS in humans.
There are series of steps that HIV follows to multiply within our body.
The process begins when HIV encounters a CD4 cell. 8 steps are followed by this deadly virus HIV, so that it can hamper our Adaptive/Acquired immunity. Steps of life cycle are: 1) Approaching 2) Interactive Binding 3) Fusion 4) Reverse Transcription 5) Integration 6) Replication/Formation of viral components 7) Assembly 8) Progeny Virus Exit
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