A patient has come into contact with HIV. As a result, HIV glycoproteins have fused w CD4+ T-cell membranes. This process characterizes what phase in the HIV life cycle?

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During the process of attachment, glycoproteins of HIV bind with the hosts uninfected CD4+ receptor and chemokine coreceptors, which results in fusion of HIV with the CD4+ T-cell membrane. Integration, cleavage, and budding are steps that are subsequent to this initial phase of the HIV life cycle

A Patient Has Come into Contact with HIV