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ERIC Number: EJ366664
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Infectivity and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis.
Fauci, Anthony S.
Science, v239 n4840 p617-22 Feb 5 1988
Discusses how the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in a profound immunosuppression due predominantly to a selective depletion of helper/inducer T lymphocytes that express the receptor for the virus, as well as neuropsychiatric abnormalities in the brain. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Health Education, Medical Education, Neurological Impairments, Physical Characteristics, Psychiatry, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific and Technical Information, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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