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Lentiviruses, Primate
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Definition
: A subgenus of LENTIVIRUS comprising viruses that produce immunodeficiencies in primates, including humans.
a subgenus of the genus Lentivirus; infection: coord IM with LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
Examples
HIV
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Simian immunodeficiency virus
Other names
Primate Immunodeficiency Viruses; Immunodeficiency Viruses, Primate; Viruses, Primate Immunodeficiency; Virus, Primate Immunodeficiency; Primate Lentiviruses; Primate Lentivirus; Primate Immunodeficiency Virus; Lentivirus, Primate; Immunodeficiency Virus, Primate