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HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Jay A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [1994]
Subjects:
HIV (Viruses)
HIV infections > Pathogenesis.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > etiology.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > pathology.
HIV > pathogenicity.
Table of Contents:
  • Discovery and nature of the HIV virion
  • Features of HIV transmission and acute infection
  • Early steps involved in HIV infection of cells
  • Intracellular control of HIV replication
  • Cytopathic properties of HIV
  • Heterogeneity of HIV and its relation to pathogenesis
  • Viral regions determining biologic features of HIV
  • Effect of HIV on different tissues and organ systems in the host
  • Humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to HIV infection
  • HIV infection and development of cancer
  • Overall features of HIV pathogenesis; prognosis for long-term survival
  • Antiviral approaches.