TY - BOOK AU - SCHOUB,B.D TI - AIDS & HIV in Perspective : A Guide to Understanding the Virus and its Consequences SN - 052162150X U1 - 616.97 PY - 1999/// CY - UK PB - Cambrige University Press KW - AIDS (Disease) KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome KW - HIV Infections KW - AIDS (Hastal♯łk) N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -