Introduction

            HIV is a virus and it is believed that it has infected over 50 million people throughout the world. Once people are infected with the HIV virus, it works against one’s immune system resulting in AIDS and makes them terminally vulnerable to everyday bacterial infections such as yeast, parasites. AIDS is responsible for thousands of deaths each year and it is the 5^th leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year old people in United States. It is still spreading at an alarming rate due to lack of knowledge about the disease.

            The number of lives at risk makes anti-HIV & AIDS a hot and relevant topic in today’s world. Fueled by desire for saving lives as well as making a fortune, many research firms hope to discover a miracle drug which will eliminate HIV from a person who is infected. All of the anti-HIV & AIDS drugs today only serve to suppress the effects of the HIV virus and work to delay its effects.

            In this website, we will discuss intricacies affiliated with the HIV virus. We shall examine how it infects the cell, what it does after it is inside the cell, and how it reproduces. We shall then use the understanding of the virus to examine, explain, and predict current and future research being done in the field. Furthermore, links to useful HIV/AIDS websites are provided.

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            John Zack
            Chris Weng
            Chris Laverdiere
            Amit Dubey