A theoretical model of the evolution of virulence in sexually transmitted HIV/AIDS

• Hoofdauteurs: Coutinho FAB (Auteur), Massad E (Auteur), Menezes RX (Auteur), Burattini MN (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Universidade de São Paulo, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: The evolution of virulence in host-parasite relationships has been the subject of several publications. In the case of HIV virulence, some authors suggest that the evolution of HIV virulence correlates with the rate of acquisition of new sexual partners. In contrast some other authors...