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What function makes the HIV virus unique?

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The function which makes the HIV virus unique is: B. It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons.

HIV is an acronym or abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus and it refers to a type of venereal disease that destabilizes and destroys the immune system of an infected person, thereby, making it impossible for antigens to effectively fight pathogens.

Generally, the high mutation or replication rate of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) owing to its enormous genetic diversity (deoxyribonucleic acid - DNA) makes it easily transmittable from an infected person to another.

This ultimately implies that, the HIV virus is unique among other viruses because it can be transmitted without having a direct contact with an infected person such as:

Sharing a hair clipper with him or her.

Using an object that has been infected by a HIV patient.

Additionally, it is extremely difficult to develop an effective and accurate vaccine against the HIV virus because it possesses a high error rate.

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