Testing for AIDS - 4
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Clinical course of HIV infection:
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e
Primary HIV infection
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e
Clinical latency
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e
Clinical AIDS
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Ž
when immune system destruction of HIV-1 fails to
keep up with production of HIV-1
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Ž
severe depression of immune system due to
destruction of CD4 lymphocytes
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Ž
opportunistic infections and neoplasms develop:
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w
Pneumocystis carnii
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w
Karposi
=
s sarcoma
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