This volume compiles research in the area of persistent virus infections. A group of virologists explore the mechanisms by which various viruses, including HIV-1, hantavirus, hepatitis, lentivirus, and measles, persist within the human host. As such, this volume considers persistence within the cell, persistence within the individual human being, and persistence within the human population. Genetic changes associated with virus persistence are reviewed and intervention strategies are discussed.
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Mechanisms of CD4 T cell depletion in human immunodeficiency virus type I infection; latency and activation of lentiviruses - studies on visna virus in monocytes and macrophages; comparative epidemiology of human retroviruses; vital protein targets of the immune response to varicella-zoster virus (VZV); pathogenetic aspects of measles virus infections; interactions of measles virus and the immune system; measles virus in the human population; mechanisms of hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistence and associated disease; interaction of hepatitis B virus with hepatocytes; viral hemorrhagic fevers - persistent problems, persistent in reservoirs; anti-viral CD8+ cytotoxic T cell memory.
