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Question: I have an HIV question!?
What is the difference between HIV 1 and HIV 2Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Basically they are different strains of the same virus!. Pathogenically HIV 2 is a little more difficult to spread and is concentrated more in Africa!. HIV 1 is the most common form of the virus!. It might also interest you to know that HIV-1 has quite a few subtypes to it!. That means that there are different types of HIV-1 that are genetically different from each other but are still part of the HIV-1 strain!. It just shows you how viruses can evolve so rapidly!. This has been one of the major problems in curing HIV!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Slightly different retrovirus!. You can test with immunologic test!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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