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The HI virus attaches itself to the host cell with the help of its button-like
surface molecules.
The virus injects the building plans stored in its genetic material into
the infected cell.
The
genetic information is translated into a language understandable to the
cell.
The translated genetic information from the virus is inserted into the genetic
information of the cell. This forces the cell to produce "virus components."
Masses
of new viruses are created from the "virus components" produced
by the cell. They leave the cell and can infect other defence cells of the
human. Every day, up to 100 billion new viruses are created in the body
of a person infected with HIV. They destroy important defence cells in the
body and rob it of its most important form of protection.