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What is a retrovirus?
A retrovirus is actually a virus that encode the DNA anddestroys the DNA and replace it with RNA. As I heard on TV they presume that life on planet (when it started out was actually beginning of...
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What is retrovirus?
Retrovirus replicates inside cells that have entered by force using an enzyme called "reverse transcriptase" which transcribes RNA into DNA.
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What is retrovirus and what are the symptoms of a retrovirus infection?
retrovirus infection includes....highgrade fever, oralthrush,, opprtunistic infection, respiratory tract infection, loss of immune power,herpes , rashes vaginal infection,loss of appetite, dysphagia,...
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Is influenza a retrovirus?
No, influenza is a negatively stranded RNA virus belonging to the orthomxyoviridae family. Retroviruses are also RNA viruses but convert the RNA to DNA once inside the cell, with reverse...
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Who discovered the retrovirus?
The first retrovirus discovered was the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) that infects chickens. It was named after its discoverer, the American pathologist Peyton Rous (1879-1970).