AIDS & HIV in perspective : A guide to understanding the virus and its consequences /
By: SCHOUB, Barry D.
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TextPublisher: UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 274 p. : ill. ; pictures ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780521627665.Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | HIV Infections | AIDS (Hastal♯łk)DDC classification: 616.9792 | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Introduction -- What is AIDS and how does it manifest itself? -- The AIDS virus -- The disease mechanisms of HIV -- The transmission of HIV infection -- The AIDS test -- The anti-AIDS drugs -- The quest for the HIV vaccine -- The ethics of AIDS -- Measuring the dimensions of the AIDS epidemic -- AIDS epidemiology -- Conclusion -- outlook for the future
The second edition of Dr Schoub's popular account brings the reader up-to-date on our current understanding of the natural history of HIV infection, new approaches to management of infection and improvements in diagnostic capabilities
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