10. What are the three phases
into which the HIV infectionis
often divided?

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The HIV infection is divided into
three phases: acute phase, from the
to 1 until 9 after the
infection, a in which the virus
and the number of
lymphocytes is reduced; the
phase, lasting from 9
to often more than years, in
which the load remains stable and
CD4 count is not low;
the AIDS stage, the viral load is
, CD4 count is abnormally and
opportunistic diseases manifest.