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Where does hiv stay in the body when it's in the dormant phase?
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Throughout the body: HIV resides mostly in certain cells active in the immune system. Those cells are located in all organs of the body, but their greatest numbers -- and therefore the main sites where HIV can be found -- are in lymph nodes, spleen, liver, bone marrow, blood, and the lining of the intestines. There also are high concentrations in the genital tract, which helps explain sexual transmission.
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