Question

HIV is a retrovirus that causes slowly progressing disease:

A) True
B) False

Answer 1

HIV is a retrovirus that causes a slowly progressing disease called AIDS.

Step-by-step explanation:

True, HIV is a retrovirus that causes a slowly progressing disease called acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV primarily infects helper T cells (CD4+ T cells) and spreads from cell to cell, killing off the helper T cells and weakening the immune system.