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Understanding HIV Infection Stages by kokotam is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Human beings produce antibodies against infections like HIV, but anti-HIV antibodies may not appear for 4 to 6 weeks after infection due to the "window effect". HIV attacks immune cells like T-cells, inserting its genetic material and hijacking the cells to replicate itself until the cells die. The virus mutates rapidly, evading the immune system and progressing through several stages as it attacks the immune system over time.
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- kokotam
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