February 2000 Cover
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New research from the University of Minnesota shows that HIV quickly finds hiding places in the body that no drug can attack. According to the study, HIV
entered resting T cells-- which are inactive and not noticed by the immune system-- within three days of getting into the body.
The researchers, who report their findings in the journal
Science, infected 14 rhesus monkeys vaginally and observed that by day 12 HIV could be
detected throughout the animals' lymphatic systems and organs. A similar pattern of infection was noted in patients with HIV infections, the researchers added.
Editor's Note: from The Washington Post
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