Multiple choice

In 2015, which virus was discovered by Amit Kapoor et al. in old samples of the blood that was found to reduce the pathogenesis of HIV?

  1. Crassphage virus

  2. Human pegivirus

  3. Human hepegivirus 1

  4. Torque teno mini virus (TTMV)
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Explanation

Human hepegivirus 1 was discovered by Amit Kapoor, a virologist at Columbia University, in old blood samples. Later it was shown that HIV-infected people benefit from co-infection with hepegivirus, it reduces the pathogenesis of HIV.

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