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The Battle Against HIV.
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... The Battle Against HIV. The purpose of this essay is to explain why the HIV virus is so dangerous and why scientists have yet to be able to find a vaccine or a cure. Before I do so I will explain the precise details of the virus and how it infects an individual. Also I must note that acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is closely linked to HIV as it is the developed form of the virus. That is, HIV eventually causes AIDS. (Bibliography part three) The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is made up of a nucleoid core and the surrounding protein matrix, both surrounded by a lipid envelope. The nucleoid core contains the virus's genetic material (RNA) and the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which are both used by the virus to replicate itself inside the host cell. The proteins gp41 and the gp120 are attached to the envelope; these proteins enable HIV to














