Format:
Online-Ressource (XI, 283 p)
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digital
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Biomedical and Life Sciences
ISBN:
9789401706858
Series Statement:
Immunology and Medicine Series 28
Content:
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus is characterized by the destruction of the host immune system as also reflected by a progressive loss of CD4-positive T-cells. This finally results in the host's incapacity to deal with opportunistic infections and the immune surveillance of tumors, a clinical status known as the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The book AIDS Pathogenesis provides the reader with a complete overview of the clinical course of HIV-1 infection. It describes the clinical aspects of primary infection, the different clinical outcomes of HIV-1 infection, and strategies for anti-viral treatment. In addition, more fundamental aspects of HIV-1 infection are reviewed. These include the biology of the virus and the novel insights in AIDS pathogenesis. Not only is the significance of an HIV-specific cellular and humoral immune response discussed, but also the possible incapacity of the adult human host to deal with T-cell destruction. Finally, the book discusses the currently used laboratory markers that allow for monitoring of the clinical course of infection
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789048154074
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789048154074
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780792361961
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789401706865
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-017-0685-8
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