retrovirus

Examples of retrovirus in the following topics:

• Vaccines and Anti-Viral Drugs for Treatment

  • By far, the most successful use of antivirals has been in the treatment of the retrovirus HIV, which causes a disease that, if untreated, is usually fatal within 10–12 years after infection.

• Gene Duplications and Divergence

  • During cellular invasion by a replicating retroelement or retrovirus, viral proteins copy their genome by reverse transcribing RNA to DNA.