HIV virus. Coloured transmission electron microgr- aph (TEM) of a section through a human immunodef- iciency virus (HIV). The HIV's RNA (ribonucleic acid) genetic material (brown) is inside an outer protein coat,or capsid (green). The HIV has budded from the cell membrane of a T-lymphocyte white blood cell (T-cell). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). It does this by infecting T-cells,cells that have a vital role in the body's immune system. Like all viruses,HIV forces the infected cell to produce more viruses,which then bud off. The lack of healthy T-cells means AIDS sufferers have little defence against infection. Magnification unknown | |
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