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Description

HIV-2 is a lentivirus discovered a few years after the more widespread HIV-1. HIV-1 and HIV-2 have the same modes of transmission and are associated with similar opportunistic infections and AIDS. However, patients infected with HIV-2 generally have lower viral loads and progress to clinical disease more slowly. As of this writing, the incidence of HIV-2 infection is very low in the U.S., with only a few newly diagnosed cases each year. HIV-2 transmission is primarily restricted to areas in West Africa and in areas with large numbers of immigrants from West Africa. Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 share similarities in transmission and pathogenesis, they are only distantly related. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
HIV 2 RNA
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2011-10-25
Construct for LOINC Short Name
HIV 2 RNA

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