Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Exercise 29

Rhinoviruses replicate in the mucus-producing cells in a person's nose, throat, and lungs, causing the common cold. Papillomaviruses, which infect skin cells, cause growths called warts. HIV infects T cells and causes AIDS. How do these three types of viruses "know" which human cells to infect?