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This article is from the Feline
Leukemia (Cats) FAQ, posted to rec.pets.cats newsgroup.
Maintained by Erin Miller with numerous contributions by
others.
006. What does the virus do to a cat?
In sum, once the virus gains entry (usually via saliva or mucus
membranes) it will reproduce in the lymph tissue which is your
cat's first system of immune defense. Some cats are able to mount
a successful immune response against it and defeat the virus at
this stage. In cats who don't successfully destroy the virus here,
the virus will then move into the bone marrow where red and white
blood cells are produced. It may stay latent in the marrow for
many years. After that it will attack other tissues, including
possibly causing a breakdown in several stages of the immune
response system.
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