Chapter 41.6, Problem 4R

Summary Introduction

To review:

The experiment, which should be performed to test whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine triggers both, the humoral and the cell-mediated immunity in an individual.

Introduction:

The HIV can cause a severe infection in the human body, which can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This is a condition, in which the affected individual’s immunity becomes very low. The potential HIV vaccine contains the specific antigens from HIV virus that are detected by the antibodies present in the serum. The serum of an individual in whom the vaccine is injected can be used to test for the humoral and the cell-mediated immune responses against the HIV vaccine.