Host immunity and the course of HIV infection.
HIV infection and disease are determined to a large extent by the host's immune response. Exposure to the virus alone does not lead necessarily to long-lasting infection and the progress of HIV infection once established varies in different individuals. The development of host immunity, while either "protective" or "enhancing," will determine all these outcomes.
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Ruth Ben-Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000276:immunology