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As far as I know, HIV replicates itself at an exponential rate in a base b. For simplicity, let b = 2.
For example, if one cell is infected, then HIV makes one copy of itself (since b = 2). And the cell dies to infect two new cells. These two new cells die to infect four new cells and so on...
My question is whether it is possible to create a virus that immediately kills only HIV-infected cell but replicates at an exponential rate higher than that of HIV's.
If HIV replicates itself in base 2 but the viral medicine replicates itself in base 6, then it's apparent that the viral medicine spreads much faster than HIV.
For example, if one cell is infected, then HIV makes one copy of itself (since b = 2). And the cell dies to infect two new cells. These two new cells die to infect four new cells and so on...
My question is whether it is possible to create a virus that immediately kills only HIV-infected cell but replicates at an exponential rate higher than that of HIV's.
If HIV replicates itself in base 2 but the viral medicine replicates itself in base 6, then it's apparent that the viral medicine spreads much faster than HIV.