13460. HIV & AIDS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of current knowledge of HIV infection and AIDS, with a focus on the dynamics of the virus and its behavior within the human host, the natural history and clinical course of HIV infection and AIDS, and the current state-of-the art in treating HIV infection and AIDS. The discussion of treatment, while concentrating on contemporary combination antiretroviral therapy, also considers the existing and emerging role of immune therapies and alternative therapies in HIV and AIDS disease management. 18p. 79f. 24b.