How is it they can get ‘viral loads’ down to near undetectable levels but not outright kill off the virus?
In: Biology
I know this is about HIV but if you want to expand your knowledge on viruses, read up on the herpes family of viruses. Two of them carry a stigma for people who have them (HSV-1 and HSV-2); however, almost everyone has herpes viruses in them. Chickenpox and CMV virus are the most common. They all have the ability to hide from the immune system and stay in people for life. However, and someone correct me if I’m wrong, they are NOT retro-viruses. They hide in nerve bundles the immune system won’t attack.
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