A virus closely related to HIV-1 that has been found to cause immune suppression. Most commonin Africa.
A virus closely related to HIV-1 that also causes AIDS. It was first isolated in West Africa. Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 are similar in their viral structure, modes of transmission, and resulting opportunistic infections, they differ in their geographic patterns of infection.
A virus closely related to HIV-1 that has also been found to cause Aids. It was first isolated in West Africa. Click here to return to list
A virus closely related to HIV-1 that has also been found to cause AIDS. It was first isolated in West Africa. Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 are similar in their viral structure, modes of transmission, and disease manifestation, HIV-2 is less aggressive than HIV-1 and does not always react to HIV medications in the same way as HIV-1.
A virus closely related to HIV-1 that has also been found to cause AIDS. It was first isolated in West Africa. Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 are similar in how they are transmitted and result in similar opportunistic infections, they have differed in their geographic patterns of infection. HIV-1 remains the most common cause of AIDS and represents the major type distributed worldwide.
A virus closely related to HIV-1 that also has been found to cause AIDS. It was first isolated in West Africa. Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 are chemically similar and cause opportunistic infections in similar ways, they are different in their geographic patterns of infection.