<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJMSi</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Modelling and Simulation</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2327-4018</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ojmsi.2017.52010</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJMSi-74566</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Physics&amp;Mathematics</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Mathematical Modeling Applied to Understand the Dynamical Behavior of HIV Infection
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Sontosh</surname><given-names>Kumar Sahani</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>M.</surname><given-names>Haider Ali Biswas</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Mathematics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh</addr-line></aff><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>06</day><month>03</month><year>2017</year></pub-date><volume>05</volume><issue>02</issue><fpage>145</fpage><lpage>157</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>January</day>	<month>25,</month>	<year>2017</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>Accepted:</day>	<month>March</month>	<year>3,</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>March</day>	<month>6,</month>	<year>2017</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p><html>
 <head></head>
 
  The study of viral dynamics of HIV/AIDS has resulted in a deep understanding of host-pathogenesis of HIV infection from which numerous mathematical modeling have been derived. Most of these models are based on nonlinear ordinary differential equations. In Bangladesh, the rate of increase of HIV infection comparing with the other countries of the world is not so high. Bangladesh is still considered to be a low prevalent country in the region with prevalence &lt; 1% among MARP (Most at risk populations). In this paper, we have presented the current situation of HIV infection in Bangladesh and also have discussed the mathematical representation of a three-compartmental HIV model with their stability analysis. We have determined the basic reproduction number 
  <img src="Edit_40686844-fbc5-40db-97e5-5d29bb590064.bmp" alt="" />and shown the local and global stability at disease free and chronic infected equilibrium points. Also we have shown that if the basic reproduction number 
  <img src="Edit_06364cdc-f5ad-4e00-85e8-0120765f9e1b.bmp" alt="" />, then HIV infection is cleared from T cell population and it converges to disease free equilibrium point. Whereas if 
  <img src="Edit_b530328c-eb74-4cf6-82ca-6990a37623d2.bmp" alt="" />, then HIV infection persists.
 
</html></p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>CD&lt;sup&gt;4+&lt;/sup&gt; T Cells</kwd><kwd> Dynamical Systems</kwd><kwd> Basic Reproduction Number</kwd><kwd> Equilibrium Points</kwd><kwd> Stability Analysis</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. The virus attacks the immune system, and weakens our ability to fight infections and disease. HIV/AIDS pro- gresses in body slowly and its symptoms are shown after 6 - 8 years sometimes even later. At present, the most burning issue at the same time, the most dangerous phenomena is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref1">1</xref>] . Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV. Globally, 36.7 million [34.0 - 39.8 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2015 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref2">2</xref>] . An estimated 0.8% [0.7% - 0.9%] of adults aged 15 - 49 years worldwide are living with HIV, although the burden of the epidemic continues to vary considerably between countries and regions. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most severely affected, with nearly 1 in every 25 adults (4.4%) living with HIV and accounting for nearly 70% of the people living with HIV worldwide [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref2">2</xref>] . Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first discovered in 1981, since then it has been considered as the most leading cause of mortality [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref3">3</xref>] . A detailed background and survey on HIV/AIDS is described in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref4">4</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref5">5</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref6">6</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref7">7</xref>] . HIV mainly targets CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells. The continuous attack HIV causes the depletion of CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells and this leads people to gradually become a victim of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). For this reason, the count of CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells is considered as the primary indicator of progression of HIV. In recent times, mathematical modeling has become the most powerful tool to incorporate the dynamic behaviors of infectious diseases. Mathematical modeling is basically referred to as a method of simulating real-life situations with mathematical equations to forecast their future behavior [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref8">8</xref>] . Numerous mathematical models have been developed to identify the characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref9">9</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref10">10</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref11">11</xref>] . HIV dynamic model, a set of ordinary differential equations (ODE) that describe the interaction between HIV virus and human body cells, has been proven useful for understanding the pathogenesis of HIV infection and developing treatment strategies [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref12">12</xref>] . In this paper, we have shown the present scenario of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. Also we have studied a three-compartmental HIV model and investigated their stability at disease free and endemic equilibrium points.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Current Status of HIV Infection in Bangladesh</title><p>HIV is a worldwide curse. There is no such country where this pandemic disease does not exist. Although Bangladesh is still considered to be a low responded HIV infected country in world, the present situation indicate that the influence of this pandemic disease is gradually increasing. The main reason for this low prevalence could be the early and sustained HIV prevention programs targeting high risk groups backed by a state-of-the-art surveillance system. Another contributing protective factor could be the high rates of male circumcision. There is, however, a concentrated HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDU), primarily due to sharing of unclean syringes and needles. As a result, the rate of new infections is still on the rise and Bangladesh is the only country in the South Asia Region where new infections are rising [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref13">13</xref>] .</p><p>In Bangladesh, the first case of HIV was detected in 1989 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref3">3</xref>] . Since then, it has been enhanced considerably. In 2015 (December 2014 to November 2015), the number of newly HIV infected people is 469 and the number of HIV/AIDS related death is 95. Till December 2015, there were 4143 reported cases of HIV and among them 658 died [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref6">6</xref>] . Here we show a graphical representation of HIV surveillance of Bangladesh (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) from 1989 to 2015 (except 2008) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref14">14</xref>] .</p><fig-group id="fig1"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> (a) Number of HIV and AIDS cases from 1989 to 2001; (b) Number of HIV and AIDS cases from 2002 to 2015 (except 2008).</title></caption><fig id ="fig1_1"><label>(b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x5.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig1_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x6.png"/></fig></fig-group></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Three-Compartmental HIV Model</title><p>To generate a realistic model of T cell infection by HIV, we first need to consider the population dynamics of T cells in the absence of HIV. Our interest is to present a mathematical model of HIV infection and analyze the model. In this paper, we present a three compartmental model of HIV which has been taken from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref15">15</xref>] . We have modified this model and added a drug efficacy parameter <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x7.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> whose value is in the range between 0 and 1 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref16">16</xref>] . The total population size <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x8.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is divided into three stages of HIV/AIDS progression; the susceptible population<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x9.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, HIV infected individuals <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x10.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and HIV virus <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x11.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> The total population is given by <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x12.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> The population CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells starts with a source or production rate <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x13.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and dead cells with rate <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x14.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are reduced from the</p><p>susceptible class. It has a logistic growth with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x15.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x16.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the</p><p>proliferation rate. Parameters <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x17.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x18.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are natural turnover rate of uninfected CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells, infected CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells and virus. Whereas <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x19.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the maximum level of CD<sup>4+</sup> T cell concentration in the body [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref17">17</xref>] . Infected CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells it has an infection rate which is concentrated as<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x19.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The transfer diagram of the model is shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>.</p><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Transmission diagram of three compartmental HIV model</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x21.png"/></fig>Our modified model is governed by the following ordinary differential equations:<disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula20"><label>(1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x22.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The model is positively invariant and bounded in the region</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula21"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x23.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>We have determined the basic reproduction number <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> which was first introduced by Ross (1909), which is defined in epidemiological modeling as the average number of infected individuals produced by one infected immigrant in a population which is completely susceptible [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref18">18</xref>] . Finding the basic reproduction number<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, we can determine the endemic result of disease in populations. If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the disease vanishes and if<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the disease spreads and goes to the endemic level.</p>Parameter Specification<p>If one wishes to use a mathematical model to make predictions about a particular individual or population, estimation of model parameters from data is crucial. All the parameters and their values used for model (1) are taken from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref15">15</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref16">16</xref>] and presented in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>.</p><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> Parameters used for model (1)</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Description</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Symbols</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Values</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >CD<sup>4+</sup> T cell source rate</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.1 mm<sup>−3</sup>∙day<sup>−1</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Natural turnover rate of uninfected CD<sup>4</sup><sup>+</sup> T cell</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02 day<sup>−1</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Natural turnover rate of infected CD<sup>4+</sup> T cell</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3 day<sup>−1</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Natural turnover rate of virus</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.4 day<sup>−1</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Drug efficacy</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x32.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >CD<sup>4+</sup> T cell infection rate</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x33.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0027 mm<sup>−3</sup>∙day<sup>−1</sup></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Mathematical Analysis of Model</title><p>Here we investigate the positivity of the model, find out different equilibrium points, formulate the basic reproduction number and check the stability at disease free and endemic equilibrium points.</p><sec id="s4_1"><title>4.1. Positivity of the Solution</title><p>Here we check the positivity of each compartments such as susceptible <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> cells, infected <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and HIV virus<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. We must have the positive values of these biological compartments. To test the positivity of these biological compartments, we need the following Lemma 1.</p><p>Lemma 1. Let <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> then the solutions <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of the model system of equations (1) are positives.</p><p>Proof: To prove the Lemma 1, we have used the system of equations of the model (1).</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula22"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x41.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>in order to find the positivity we have,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula23"><label>(2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x42.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Multiplying both sides of (2) by <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> we have,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula24"><label>(3)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x44.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Now Integrating (3)</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula25"><label>(4)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x45.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is a constant. Applying the initial condition at <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x47.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>Hence from (4),</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula26"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x48.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Putting the value of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> into (4), we get</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula27"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x50.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Hence <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> at <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Similarly we can find the positivity of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> under the initial conditions.</p><p>Therefore, it is true that,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x56.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4_2"><title>4.2. Disease Free Equilibrium Points</title><p>The disease free equilibrium of the above HIV model (1) can be obtained by setting</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula28"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x57.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>thus we have,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula29"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x58.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Since we have considered the disease free equilibrium, hence<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Thus the above system reduces to,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula30"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x60.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Thus, the disease free equilibrium is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>Again for the endemic equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, we find<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x63.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, where</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Now we calculate the basic reproduction number <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x66.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4_3"><title>4.3. Basic Reproduction Number <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x67.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></title><p>Basic reproduction number represents the average number of secondary infection caused by a single infected T cell in an entirely susceptible T cell population, throughout its period. In order to find the basic reproduction number of the model (1), we need to identify the classes which are relevant to each other. Form the model (1), we observe that the classes <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x68.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x68.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are relevant. We find the gain and losses of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x68.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x70.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x68.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x70.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x71.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> respectively.</p><p>Gains to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, gains to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x75.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> losses to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x75.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x75.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x77.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and losses to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x75.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x77.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x78.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x75.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x77.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x78.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x79.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> Now, Matrix for the gain terms:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula31"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x80.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Since basic reproduction number is to be calculated at disease free equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x81.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, hence</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula32"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x82.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Matrix for the loss terms;</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula33"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x83.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Inverse of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>Now we have to evaluate a matrix <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> such that</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula34"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x87.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Hence the largest eigen value of the matrix <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Thus, the basic the reproduction number of the model (1) is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Now we check the local stability of the model (1) at disease free equilibrium point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x91.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and chronic infection equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x91.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x92.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4_4"><title>4.4. Local Stability of Disease Free Equilibrium Point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x93.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></title><p>Firstly, we investigate the local stability at disease free equilibrium point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x94.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> but before that we need the following theorem.</p><p>Theorem 1: If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the disease free equilibrium point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of system (1) is locally asymptotically stable. If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is locally stable and if<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, then <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x100.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is unstable.</p><p>Proof: To prove the above theorem, the following variation matrix is computed corresponding to equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x101.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. From the model (1), let</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula35"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x102.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>then the system (1) reduces to,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula36"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x103.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The Jacobian Matrix of the system (1) is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula37"><label>(5)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x104.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x105.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, Equation (5) becomes</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula38"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x106.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Now we have to find out the characteristic equation. To do that, first we have to calculate <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> where, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x108.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is a scalar and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x108.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x109.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is identity matrix. Let<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x108.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x109.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x110.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, then</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula39"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x111.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>To find out the characteristic equation we need to perform<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x112.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, hence</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula40"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x113.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Thus, the characteristic equation is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula41"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x114.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula42"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x115.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>We observe that, first root of the characteristic equation is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula43"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x116.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, then<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Also,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Again<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, hence by Routh-Hurwitz criteria [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref19">19</xref>] , <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>locally asymptotically stable. If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, then <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> becomes locally stable. If<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x125.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, then <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x125.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x125.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x127.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> becomes unstable. Now we investigate the local stability of endemic equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x125.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x127.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x128.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4_5"><title>4.5. Local Stability of Chronic Infection Equilibrium Point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x129.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></title><p>Now we investigate the local stability of chronic infection equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x130.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. We need the following Lemma 2.</p><p>Lemma 2: Let <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> be a <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> real matrix. If <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x134.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are all negative, then all of the eigen values of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x134.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x135.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> have negative real part [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref20">20</xref>] .</p><p>Before we apply the Lemma 2, we need the following definition of second additive compound matrix.</p><p>Definition 1: Let <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x136.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> be an <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x136.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x137.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> real matrix. The second additive compound matrix of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x136.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x137.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x138.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the matrix <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x136.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x137.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x138.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x139.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> defined as follows [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref21">21</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref22">22</xref>] :</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula44"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x140.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Theorem 2: The chronic infection equilibrium point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of the system (1) is locally asymptotically stable if<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Proof: From Equation (5), we have</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula45"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x143.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>at chronic infection equilibrium point<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x144.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula46"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x145.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x146.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Now the second additive compound matrix <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x147.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula47"><label>(6)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x148.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Now we compute <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> respectively. Hence</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula48"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x151.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.74566-formula49"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x152.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Hence by Lemma 2, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x153.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is locally asymptotically stable.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Numerical Simulations</title><p>We have discussed the locally asymptotically stability of both infection free equilibrium <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and chronic infection equilibrium <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> above. When<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the endemic equilibrium <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> may only be stable for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> small or large. Our numerical solutions consistently show the existence of periodic solutions when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is unstable. For the numerical result we use the parametric values used in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> taken from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref15">15</xref>] and [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.74566-ref16">16</xref>] but with the variation of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Considering<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, we have shown local stability of both the healthy CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells and HIV virus at <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (see in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref> and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>). Whereas at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x156.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x161.png" 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xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is unstable and a periodic solution exists (see in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>).</p><fig-group id="fig3"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> Using the parameter values of <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x168.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is stable, when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x168.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x169.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x168.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x169.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x170.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig3_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x166.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig3_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x167.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig4"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x173.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is stable, when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x173.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x174.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x173.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x174.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x175.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig4_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x171.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig4_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x172.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig5"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> When <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> a periodic solution is observed.</title></caption><fig id ="fig5_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x176.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig5_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x177.png"/></fig></fig-group><p>We observe <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is unstable within the range of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> between 0.093453 and 1.9118. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>, we observe viral load 600 mm<sup>−3</sup> persists when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> while it is below 100 mm<sup>−3</sup> at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Again when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x184.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> the initial oscillation disappears after 145+ days whereas at <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x184.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x185.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> the damped oscillation are clearly visible after 2000 days. We also note that, the values of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x184.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x185.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x186.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in these three cases are 0.5081, 0.8227 and 0.48431 respectively.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Conclusion</title><p>Bangladesh government and several NGO’s have played a magnificent role in keeping the HIV prevalence low by enhancing awareness to people. But this low prevalence rate is increasing day by day and becoming a great threat to us. In this paper, we have shown a brief report of HIV/AIDS of Bangladesh from 1989 to 2014 (except 2008). Again we have discussed the mathematical presentation of HIV infection in a three-compartmental model. In the model, we added a probability term <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x187.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with the infected T cells. Then we have calculated the basic re-</p><p>production number<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x188.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x188.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x189.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is considered as equilibrium of</p><p>CD<sup>4+</sup> T cells in the absence of HIV infection. At disease free equilibrium point, the model is assumed to be stable and later we conclude the stable and unstable condition for the chronic infected equilibrium points. With the proliferation term <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/1-2860111x190.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and reproduction number, we find the solution of it. We find the numerical solution at different equilibrium points and have observed the curve in periodic and damped oscillation.</p></sec><sec id="s7"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Sahani, S.K. and Biswas, M.H.A. (2017) Mathematical Modeling Applied to Understand the Dynamical Behavior of HIV Infection. Open Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 5, 145-157. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmsi.2017.52010</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.74566-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Biswas, M.H.A. (2012) Optimal Chemotherapeutic Strategy for HIV Infections-State Constrained Case. 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