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HIV does not mutate in the body. Viruses mutate over tens of thousands or millions of patients. It does not evolve within the space of a single person's infec
by koheripbal 6y ago
HIV does not mutate in the body. Viruses mutate over tens of thousands or millions of patients. It does not evolve within the space of a single person's infection and does not use mutation to evade the immune system.
- maxerickson 6y agoHere's an article about HIV mutating in the body: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574155/ Influenza can barely even copy itself accurately.
- valarauko 6y agoHere's an old article highlighting escape mutations evolving within the span of a single person's infection. * [HIV evolution: CTL escape mutation and reversion after transmission - PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14770175/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14770175/)