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Can you explain the HIV life cycle?

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Updated November 21, 2004

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Question: Can you explain the HIV life cycle?
Answer: The HIV life cycle is a very complex system of steps in which HIV uses your genetic material to make more copies of itself. Here is a step - by - step explanation of the HIV life cycle.

The HIV Life Cycle

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