Parameters

Description

Value

Source

The recruitment rate of non-infected CD4+ T-cells produced per unit time

10 cell/mm3/day

[26]

The rate at which the non-infected CD4+ T-cells decay

0.01 day−1

[27]

The rate at which the CD4+ T-cells are infected by the virus

0.000024 mm3 vir−1 day−1

[8]

The death rate of the infected CD4+T-cells

0.5 day−1

[28]

The rate in which HIV virions are generated from the infected CD4+T-cells

100 vir. cell−1 day−1

[2]

The death rate of the infectious virus

3 day−1

[2] .

The rate at which the infected cells are eliminated by the activated CD8+T-cells

0.02 day−1

[9]

The rate at which the CD8+ T-cells are produced per unit time

20 cell/mm3/day

[9]

The death rate of the CD8+ T-cells

0.06 day−1

[9]

The rate at which the CD8+ T-cells are activated by the presence of the virus and the infected CD4+ T-cells

0.004 day−1

[9]

The rate at which the activated defence cells decay

0.004 day−1

[9]