It replicates in and kills the helper T cells

• The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• "Dallas Buyers Club" topic
• Condition treated by AZT
• Target of lots of vaccine research
• Target of vaccine research
• Cause of Aids

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
HIV , the human immunodeficiency virus, is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV or Hiv may also refer to:

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1986, initialism (acronym) from human immunodeficiency virus , name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS.