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How does the virus enter the host cells?

Options

  1. ABy direct integration into the host's DNA
  2. BBy attaching to the host cell's membrane
  3. CBy direct replication in the host cells
  4. DBy incorporating the viral DNA into host cell's DNA

Correct answer

D. By incorporating the viral DNA into host cell's DNA

Step-by-step solution

AIDS is caused by the Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus (HIV).People who are at high risk of getting HIV infection include individuals with multiple sexual partners, drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who require repeated blood transfusions, and children born to an HIV-infected mother.The spread of HIV infection is due to conscious behavior patterns and not due to natural causes or poor monitoring. After entering the body, the virus enters into macrophages and its RNA genome replicates to form viral

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