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Sometimes a virus becomes part of the host DNA and remains in the host cell for a long period of time. This process is called:

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The integrated viral genome is called a provirus. The virus now can remain in the host for a long time to establish a chronic infection. The provirus stage is similar to the prophage stage in a bacterial infection during the lysogenic cycle.

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