LP136080-1
HIV 2 RNA
Active
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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