Eventually the infected cell releases more HIV into the bloodstream, continuing the multiplication process. In general, hacking is parasitical. Both HIV and SARS-CoV-2 are parasites: hosted by another species and benefiting from that arrangement, usually at the host’s expense. A system exists to further a set of goals, usually put forth by the system’s designers. A hacker hijacks the same system for a different set of goals, one that may be contrary to the original ones.
