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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schoub, B. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [MESH]
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections [MESH]
Sida.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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