SCHOUB, Barry D.

AIDS & HIV in perspective : A guide to understanding the virus and its consequences / - 2nd ed. - UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - xix, 274 p. : ill. ; pictures ; 23 cm.

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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AIDS (Disease)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
AIDS (Hastal♯łk)

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