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
Autor principal: Schoub, B. D. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 1999.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38480098*spi
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.