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Chapter 4 Atherogenesis: Diseases that May Affect the Natural History “Schistosomiasis and HIV Infection” Carlos Teixeira Brandt , Emanuelle Tenório A. M. Godoi, André Valença, Guilherme Veras Mascena and Jocelene Tenório A. M. Godoi Additional information is available at the end of the chapter /10.5772/54018 1. Introduction Atherosclerosis is an endothelial dysfunction induced by elevated and modified low-density lipoproteins (LDL), free radicals, infectious microorganisms, shear stress, hypertension, tox‐ ins after smoking or combinations of these and other factors[1], which is c