Levy, Jay A

HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS / Jay A. Levy - 3rd ed - Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2007 - xvii, 644 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-629) and index

Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV -- Features of HIV transmission -- Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry -- Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection -- Intracellular control of HIV replication -- Cytopathic properties of HIV -- Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV -- Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host -- Innate immune responses in HIV infection -- Humoral immune responses to HIV infection -- T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection -- HIV infection and development of cancer -- Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival -- Antiviral therapies -- Vaccine development

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HIV (Viruses)
HIV infections--Pathogenesis
HIV Infections--etiology
HIV Infections--physiopathology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--etiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--physiopathology
HIV

QR201.A37 / L48 2007

616.97/9207

WC 503.3 / L668h 2007

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