Ila A. Davis and BarryT. Rouse.

Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996

Received 11/25/ 97 Accepted 11/28/97

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Evasion of Innate Defense Mechanisms

4. Evasion of Adaptive Host Immunity

4.1 CD8+ T cells
4.2 CD4+ T cells
4.3 Humoral Immunity

5. Concluding Remarks

6. References

7. Entire manuscript