Why does HIV infection progress to AIDS?
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- AIDS pathology unknown. // Nature;5/18/95, Vol. 375 Issue 6528, p167
Comments on the lack of explanation for the body's reaction to HIV infections. Triggering of hyperactivity of the immune system; Correspondence between doctor Peter Duesberg and doctor Harvey Bialy.
- Prevalence and Cumulative Incidence of and Risk Factors for Anemia in a Multicenter Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus--Infected and --Uninfected Women. Semba, Richard D.; Shah, Nina; Klein, Robert S.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Schuman, Paula; Vlahov, David // Clinical Infectious Diseases;1/15/2002, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p260
We conducted a longitudinal study of 797 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--positive women (7732 visits) and 389 HIV-negative women (3651 visits) to characterize anemia. At enrollment, the prevalence of anemia was 28.1% among HIV-positive women and 15.1% among HIV-negative women ( ), and...
- Bilateral facial nerve palsy associated with HIV seroconversion illness. Yeo, J. C. L.; M. I.Trotter; Wilson, F. // Postgraduate Medical Journal;Jun2008, Vol. 84 Issue 992, p328
Bilateral facial nerve palsy is a rare but recognised manifestation of HIV seroconversion illness. The pathophysiology of this clinical presentation is thought to be associated with the immune response of the dissemination of virus throughout the body. We describe a case of bilateral facial...
- In brief. // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);08/21/99, Vol. 319 Issue 7208, p468
Presents several health-related news briefs as of August 21, 1999. HIV tests offered to pregnant women in England; Findings on a study regarding the link of Cumbrian childhood leukemia with infection as published in the `British Journal of Cancer'; Potential health effect of excessive noise...
- Pathophysiology of HIV-1 in Semen: Current Evidence for Compartmentalisation and Penetration by Antiretroviral Drugs. Chan, Derek J. // Current HIV Research;Jul2005, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p207
Sexual transmission of HIV-1 is dependent on the semen viral load. Seminal viral load may fluctuate and is increased by several HIV-1 related factors and prevailing conditions within the male genital tract. The precise reservoirs of virus production within the male genital tract, whether...
- Patients with Discordant Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy Have Impaired Killing of HIV-Infected T Cells. // PLoS Pathogens;Nov2010, Vol. 6 Issue 11, p1
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- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Arteriopathy of the Adult Cerebral Circulation. Statler, John D.; Slaughter, Ryan C.; Ronsivalle, Joseph A. // Military Medicine;Jun2007, Vol. 172 Issue 6, p647
Arteriopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and clinical acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is well-documented. The pathophysiology of this arteriopathy may vary in different vascular beds. Although arteriopathy of central nervous system (CNS) circulation has been...
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) as A Model for Study of Lentivirus Infections: Parallels with HIV. Elder, John H.; Ying-Chuan Lin; Fink, Elizabeth; Grant, Chris K. // Current HIV Research;Jan2010, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p73
FIV is a significant pathogen in the cat and is, in addition, the smallest available natural model for the study of lentivirus infections. Although divergent at the amino acid level, the cat lentivirus has an abundance of structural and pathophysiological commonalities with HIV and thus serves...
- HIV AND THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT: ANESETHETIC CONSIDERATIONS. Benton, Sean; Reese, Adam // Internet Journal of Anesthesiology;2010, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1
The article offers information on dealing with HIV infections in pregnant women. It is said that pregnancy in the setting of HIV infection has been a focus of many research studies as the number HIV-infected pregnant women increases. Anesthesiologists seeing these patients should be familiar...
