How is the HIV virus different from most viruses such as the common cold or influenza?(1 point)

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It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.

It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.

It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.
It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.

It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons
It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons

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The correct response is:

It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.

HIV is a retrovirus, which means that it uses reverse transcription to convert its RNA genome into DNA after entering a host cell. This is different from many other viruses, like those that cause the common cold or influenza, which typically replicate their RNA genomes directly without this reverse transcription step.