Name the cells that act as HIV factory in humans when infected by HIV.Explain events that occur in the infected cell

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Macrophages/Helper T-cells act as HIV factory.The virus enters macrophages or helper T-cells where RNA genome of the virus replicates to form viral DNA with the help of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.The viral DNA then gets incorporated into host cell’s DNA and directs infected cells to produce virus particles,