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Virus: AIDS
INTRODUCTION
The first indication 1881, Newyork, USA
Two disease outbreaks Kaposis sarcoma & Pneumocystis
carnii
Aetiological agent isolated in 1983, Pasteur Institute,
Paris-Lymphadenopathy Assosciated Virus (LAV) lytic
lesions in peripheral lymphocytes.
1984, Robert Gallo reported, Retrovirus Human T cell
Lymphotropic Virus- III (HTLV-III)
Others reports AIDS Related Virus (ARV)
1986, International Committee on Virus nomenclature
generic name Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Family : Retroviridae
Sub group: Lentivirus
Structure
Enveloped virus
90-120nm diameternucleoprotein core SS RNA & proteins
Reverse transcriptase enzyme
transcribed
Viral RNA SS DNA DS DNA(provirus)
Reverse transcriptase