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