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3.2 How HIV produces immune deficiency
Author(s) -
Ffrench Rosemary,
Stewart Graeme J,
Penny Ronald,
Levy Jay A
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122018.x
Subject(s) - immune system , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , homeostasis , immunology , population , virus , function (biology) , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , environmental health
Initially, the immune system controls HIV infection, but over time the virus depletes the population of CD4+ T cells and disturbs the homoeostasis and function of other cells in the immune system. Extensive destruction of the immune system eventually leaves the body defenceless.