ICD-11 definition : This is an RNA virus that replicates in a host cell. First it uses its own reverse
transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, reverse of the usual pattern,
thus retro (backwards).;
ICD-11 inclusion : Oncovirus; oncovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere; retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere; lentivirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere;
This is an RNA virus that replicates in a host cell. First it uses its own reverse
transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, reverse of the usual pattern,
thus retro (backwards).