HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS / Jay A. Levy.

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2007], ©2007.

xvii, 644 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

3rd ed.

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.