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Posted On: 03/09/2023 4:38:44 AM
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The young padawan asks a good question. It depends on the strain of the virus. A rhesus monkey can live to 25 years or more. If infected with highly pathogenic strains of SHIV, CD4+ T lymphocytes are rapidly depleted and there is death in 12-30 weeks.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0404620101
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0404620101

