%0 Journal Article
%T Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Man and Animals¡ªA Review
%A Maduike C. O. Ezeibe
%A Ijeoma J. Ogbonna
%J World Journal of AIDS
%P 50-57
%@ 2160-8822
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wja.2015.51006
%X The paper defined acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a hematological abnormality rather than a
clinical abnormality. Viruses that cause AIDS in man and animals are reviewed.
Suggestion that <i>human immune deficiency virus</i> (HIV) which causes HIV/AIDS in
man is a mutant of <i>simian immune deficiency virus</i> (SIV) which causes SIV/AIDS
in nonhuman primates is also re-viewed. For a simple test to enable researchers
in the developing countries which have the highest incidences of HIV/AIDS, join
the global search for more effective treatment for the pandemic, direct passive
hemagglutination test has been developed for <i>in vitro</i> testing of drugs, herbs
and minerals that may have antiretroviral effects. Also reviewed are the
similarities in pathogenesis of HIV infection in man and pathogenesis of <i>infectious bursa disease virus</i> (IBDV) in chicks to assess possibility of
developing vaccine for HIV/AIDS. Finally, antiretroviral effects of medicinal
synthetic aluminum-magnesium silicate as cure for HIV/AIDS were reviewed.
%K HIV
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K In Vitro Test&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Prospect of Vaccine
%K A Potential Cure
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=55083