Because they are artificially produced and introduced into the blood stream, these antibodies must be regularly replenished until the host's immune system is fully activated against the viral antigen. Inject specific antibodies to the various HIV strains into the blood stream on a regular basis to ensure that all of the venous mutated strains of free virus are targeted and killed. Using recombinant DNA technology and a modified insulin pump, the above treatment would be inexpensive on a mass scale and could be used as a model to treat other viral diseases. Treatment will be necessary for the entire life of the patient in the case of HIV, due to the subtle and changeable nature of this lentivirus. Lentiviruses cause similar plagues in herd animals and other social mammals, including monkeys, cats, sheep, goat, and cows.
Retroviruses are specific to their host species.
They could not have evolved independently, although their protein coat allows some viruses to exist in a dominant state outside the host. The genetic material of HIV is similar to the genetic material of CD4receptor cells, allowing HIV RNA to splice itself into the cell core DNA using reverse transcriptase. In contrast, animal viruses evolve from animal genetic material and are usually specific to a single species or closely related species. The only sensible approach to controlling viruses is to target each strain of virus with specific antibodies and to destroy infected cells, as has been done sucessfully in the past and is done evew, day by our own immune system.