Moreover, the researchers also discovered that the formation of normal B lymphocyte groups that produce antibodies to fight real infections is not dependent on interferon gamma signaling. (pennstatehealthnews.org)
Curing real infections by this or any other technique, however, would require mastering one of HIV's sneakiest tricks — its ability to hide from the immune system by laying dormant for months or years in host cells. (scientificamerican.com)
Vaccines stimulate the immune system to react as if there were a real infection — it fends off the «infection» and remembers the organism so that it can fight it quickly should it enter the body later. (kidshealth.org)