Description
AIDS Update 2007 presents a balanced review of current research and information on HIV infection, HIV disease, and AIDS. AIDS Update 2007 places this discussion within a biological, medical, social, economic and legal framework, helping readers to more fully understand this modern-day pandemic.
Product Details
Reference
45979
EAN13
9780073402345
ISBN
9780073402345
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
512
Dimensions (mm)
188 x 230
Weight (g)
711
Chapter 1 AIDS, Defining the Disease and Finding Its Cause Chapter 2 What Causes AIDS:: Origin of the AIDS Virus Chapter 3 Biological Characteristics of the AIDS Virus Chapter 4 Anti-HIV Therapy Chapter 5 The Immunology of HIV Disease/AIDS Chapter 6 Opportunistic Infections and Cancers Associated with HIV Disease/AIDS Chapter 7 A Profile of Biological Indicators for HIV Disease and Progression to AIDS Chapter 8 Epidemiology and Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Chapter 9 Preventing the Transmission of HIV Chapter 10 Prevalence of HIV Infections, AIDS Cases, and Deaths Among Select Groups in the United States and AIDS in Other Countries Chapter 11 Prevalence of HIV Infection and AIDS Cases Among Women and Children in the United States Chapter 12 Prevalence of HIV Infection and AIDS Among Young Adults, Ages 13 to 24 Chapter 13 Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Chapter 14 AIDS and Society:: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior