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HIV infects a kind of white blood cell called a CD4 lymphocyte, a key player in the immune response. What makes HIV so sneaky is that it infects the very cells that are supposed to rub out viral infections. HIV replicates in CD4 cells when they are activated -- that is, when they are triggered by an infection.
How is the HIV virus composed?