HIVlike
HIVlike is not a formal taxonomic term but a descriptive label used in virology to refer to viruses or viral constructs that resemble human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in key features. In practice, discussions of HIVlike agents often concern lentiviruses—retroviruses with similar replication strategies and genome organization to HIV—or engineered models designed to mimic HIV infection for research purposes.
Common characteristics associated with HIVlike agents include an enveloped particle with a positive-sense RNA genome, the
Well-known examples related to the concept of HIVlike include simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in nonhuman primates
Public health implications of identifying viruses as HIVlike focus on surveillance for cross-species transmission, the development