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HIV/AIDS: Virology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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The genus to which HIV belongs is
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Lentivirus
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HIV belongs to the genus Lentivirus. They are characterised by a long incubation period. Lentiviruses can deliver a significant amount of viral RNA into the DNA of the host cell and have the unique ability among retroviruses of being able to infect non-dividing cells.