HIV virus infecting a cell. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of an HIV virus in the process of penetrating a T-lymphocyte human blood cell. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus responsible for AIDS. At upper left,the virus (orange) is free-floating. Clockwise,the sequence shows the virus landing on a T-cell (white) and penetrating the cell membrane to lower left. T-cells are involved in the body's immune response. By infecting these cells,HIV can form new viruses. When they bud out of the cell to float free in the blood,the T-cell is damaged and the body's immune system is weakened | |
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