RE: PJ and AIDS

From: Lanciotti, Robert S. (rsl2@cdc.gov)
Date: Thu Jan 06 2000 - 14:02:18 EST

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    FYI; hepatitis B is not a retrovirus, it is in the hepadnaviridae family.
    Retroviruses (family retroviridae)are RNA viruses that are copied into DNA
    as part of their replication cycle; Hep B is a DNA virus.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: dfsiemensjr@juno.com [mailto:dfsiemensjr@juno.com]
    Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 11:15 AM
    To: kamillal@worldnet.att.net
    Cc: asa@calvin.edu
    Subject: Re: PJ and AIDS

    Another retroviral disease of humans seems to be hepatitus B. I got this
    from www.britannica.com and looking for retroviruses. There is also at
    the moment a story on the changing of avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) that
    seems a relevant parallel to the variations in HIV strains and their
    virulence.

    Sorry that I'm not up on the technique that would allow you to click on
    the web address and go directly there.

    Dave



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