1. The attachement protein attaches to a receptor molecule on the cell membrane of the host HELPER T-CELL
2. The caspid is released into the cell, where it uncoats and releases the genetic material (RNA) into the cells cytoplasm.
3. Inside the cell, reverse transcriptase is used to make a complimentary strand of DNA from the viral RNA template.
4. From this, double stranded DNA is made and inserted into the human DNA.
5. Host cell enzymes are used to make viral proteins from the viral DNA found within the human DNA.
6. The viral proteins are assembled into new viruses, which bud from the cell and go on to infect other cells.
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