AIDS & HIV in perspective : a guide to understanding the virus and its consequences /

"A new edition of Professor Schoub's lucid and informative account brings the reader up to date on the major advances in our current understanding of HIV infection and its control. This book uses clear language and helpful diagrams to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus, and of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schoub, B. D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
AIDS (Disease)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [MESH]
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections [MESH]
Sida.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. What is AIDS and how does it manifest itself?
  • 2. The AIDS virus
  • 3. The disease mechanisms of HIV
  • 4. The transmission of HIV infection
  • 5. The AIDS test
  • 6. The anti-AIDS drugs
  • 7. The quest for the HIV vaccine
  • 8. The ethics of AIDS
  • 9. Measuring the dimensions of the AIDS epidemic
  • AIDS epidemiology
  • 10. Conclusion: outlook for the future.

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