Why Is Hiv Called A Retrovirus

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Terms Used in This Fact Sheet Antiretroviral: A medication that prevents a retrovirus, such as HIV, from making copies of itself. Anti-HIV medicationsare also called antiretrovirals. Antiretroviral therapy (ART): The recommended treatmentfor HIV. ART involves taking a combination of three or more anti-HIV medications from at least two different drug classes every day to control the virus. CD4 count: The number of CD4 cells in a sample of...

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htlv-3 is a new retrovirus

Dr. ConwayHTLV-3 was once the name for what is now known as HIV-1. but sometime in late 2004, two new retroviruses were discovered: HTLV-3 and HTLV-4. Please research this so the man who's post you answered doesn't slip into a depression....

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

I stand properly corrected. In the journal Retrovirology, a group at the Pasteur Institute recently reported on a new human retrovirus, tentatively called HTLV-3. I show a direct link to the May 12, 2005 paper... Read more »

11th retrovirus presentation about resistance

Can you give a short summary or feedback whether any new recommendations to address resistance were presented at the 11th retrovirus conference- esp. in the presentation there by Lisa Demeter? should triple nrti regimens be avoided?...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

While that would not be a short answer, there are a few useful issues to note:When stopping an NNRTI such as nevirapine or efavirenz, which have long plasma half lives, one of two strategies is recommended, either stop the NNRTI one week before... Read more »

Retrovirus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you name a few retrovirus besides hiv? Is Human Parvo virus a retrovirus? Thanks for your time. I have IGG antibodies for Parvo virs but not IGM. So if I could produce antibodies to this virus wouldn't I be able to produce antibodies to...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Parvovirus is NOT a retrovirus.... Read more »

Retrovirus!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you please name some other retrovirus's besides hiv? Is Human Parvo Virus a retrovirus? If my body can make antibodies to Human Parvo virus then wouldn't it be able to make antibodies to HIV?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Retroviruses are RNA viruses, of which there are 4 that are found in humans: HIV-1 (most common form of HIV in the U.S.), HIV-2 (most common form in Africa), HTLV-I (which causes adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy), and... Read more »

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ARS from non HIV retroviruses?

Posted by bobarama

can you get ars, sexually or through blood transfusion, from retroviruses other than HIV? Read more »

retrovirus HIV human made?

Posted by vaccineman, 2 Replies

I dont know if this topic is appropriate here but i always wondered if HIV was man made. For what I know scientists started playing with viruses in 1905 then came WW2 with all those experiments of the NAZI labs ( very advanced for their time). The... Read more »

nuevo retrovirus XMRV igual sintoma que vih

Posted by mariana, 2 Replies

http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q212990.html

LEAN ESTE LINK ESPECIALMENTE ATERRORIZADO JER Y DEMAS QUE HAYAN TENIDO SINTOMAS RAROS DESPUES DE LA RELACION SEXUAL. ACA EL TESTIMONIO DE QUIEN TUVO TODOS LOS SINTOMAS DE VIH Y PASO POR MILES DE... Read more »

Call for a Task Force on HIV Reservoirs

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Global Commitment Urgently Needed Towards an HIV Cure: Call for a Task Force on
HIV Reservoirs
http://www.emailwire.com/release/55776-Global-Commitment-Urgently-Needed-Towards-an-HIV-Cure-Call-for-a-Task-Force-on-HIV-Reservoirs-.html

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