The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been discovered to be the cause of AIDS.
AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is a retrovirus which contains RNA as the genetic material.
HIV infection can be transmitted through:-
- sexual contact with an infected individual,
- transfusion of contaminated blood samples,
- sharing infected needles e.g. in the case of drug addicts who take the drug intravenously,
- infected pregnant woman to the fetus through placenta.
AIDS adversely affects the immune system of an infected individual. ELISA or enzyme linked immunosorbent assay test is used largely for diagnosing AIDS.
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The major function of RNA is B) To transport genetic information.
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A Hawk Is A Quaternary Consumer, Which Means That It Can Eat Primary, Secondary, And Tertiary Consumers. The Hawk Is A Carnivore (Meat Eater) So It Eats Meat.
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Swimming as a competitive sport. Swimming emerged as a competitive sport in the early 1800s in England. In 1828, the first indoor swimming pool, St George's Baths, was opened to the public.
The atomic number is 5. The atomic number gives the number of protons. Protons which have a positive charge are balanced by an equal number of electrons in a neutral atom. Boron number 5 has five protons and therefore as a neutral atom also has five electrons. Boron atomic number 5 has five electrons in its ground state. Commonly Boron will lose 3 electrons leaving 2 electrons in its most common ionic form.
