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lentivirus
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len·ti·vi·rus  (lnt-vrs)
n. pl. len·ti·vi·rus·es
See slow virus.
[New Latin Lentivrus, genus name : Latin lentus, slow + virus.]
lentivirus [ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of a group of slowly acting viruses that includes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS
[from Latin lentus slow + virus]


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Since humans are exposed to a plethora of primate lentiviruses through blood or body fluids during hunting, butchering, eating bushmeat, and keeping primates as pets (3), the potential exists for zoonotic transmission of diverse primate lentiviruses in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including the Congo River basin (4).
Divergent HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus surveillance, Zaire by Pieniazek, Danuta / Emerging Infectious Diseases
HIV Pathogenesis: Recent Advances in the Biology and Pathogenesis of Primate Lentiviruses, April 5-11, Keystone, Colorado http://keystonesymposia.
AIDS treatment and related conferences, March through December 2002 by AIDS Treatment News
HIV is similar in genetic structure and morphology to other lentiviruses that often cause immunodeficiency in their animal hosts in addition to slow, progressive wasting disorders, neurodegeneration and death.
The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS by Pamphlet by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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