What Types Of Cells Does Hiv Infect And What Kinds Does It Destroy

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How the Immune System Fights Disease

Introduction Normal T Cell Response to Infection HIV Interferes With Normal Immune Response Introduction The immune system is a complex network of cells and chemicals. Its mission is to protect us against foreign organisms and substances. The cells in the immune system have the ability to recognize something as either "self" or "invader," and they try to get rid of anything that is an invader. Many different kinds of cells, and hundreds...

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Radiations to destroy HIV in reservoirs?

If radiations would target directly the cells where HIV latently hides is there a possibilty the virus could be destroyed like cancers? A study suggested that with the help of nanotecnology antibodies could be carried with radioactivity in order to...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yes radiation could kill HIV infected cells. The strategy you cite might be possible if it could be designed to not kill other bystander uninfected cells or result in any long term complications associated with radiation.... Read more »

How Fear of HIV Can Destroy Your Life

Dear Rick:I just read the recent post about how obsession with Acute Retroviral Syndrome ("ARS") and HIV can destroy someone's life. I am also one of those people. In fact, my obsession with HIV almost ENDED my life. I know that...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your comments. Your situation is another good example of how fear of HIV/AIDS can destroy a persons life. Thank you for your comments and suggestions.If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me... Read more »

Life span with infection of both types(HIV 1 and 2).

Consider a person who is infected with both HIV virus types (1 and 2 ) or only with HIV-2 .As most of the medicines are targetted for HIV-1 type,Do u think that person can have a normal life span( or at least 20 years) if his infection is detected...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Yes, I do expect that a person with HIV-2, with or without HIV-1 can get both viruses fully suppressed and achieve great improvement in life span, 20 years is well within expectations (depending on your current age and other health conditions).... Read more »

Specific cells HIV infect or not

I know that HIV does not infect vaginal epithelial cells, but what specific cell types does HIV infect and not infect? ...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There is a long list of cells that can be infected, but the primary cells are t cells and monocytes.... Read more »

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