Prof. Alfred Hässig, Prof. Liang Wen-Xi and Dr. Kurt Stampfli
Continuum vol.3 no.5
Jan./Feb. 1996
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A characteristic for the transition from asymptomatic HIV infection to AIDS-related complex and to full-blown AIDS is the continual reduction in the number of CD4-lymphocytes in the blood while the CD8-lymphocyte count remains practically constant. According to current wisdom, this is because of the increasing destruction of CD4-cells by HIV.
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