Acquired immune deficiency syndrome : biological, medical, social, and legal issues
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome : biological, medical, social, and legal issues
Prentice Hall, c1996
2nd ed
Available at / 9 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This study of AIDS features end-pages which list chronologically the major events in the AIDS pandemic from 1983 to 1996. Current and potential therapies are explored, including the FDA mandates. Also considered is possible therapy for women, and their pregnancies and children.
Table of Contents
- Discovering the disease, naming the illness
- what causes AIDS - origin of the AIDS virus
- the immunology of HIV disease/AIDS
- opportunistic infections and concers associated with HIV disease/AIDS
- a profile of biological indicators for HIV disease and progression to AIDS
- therapy for HIV infection and opportunistic diseases
- epidemiology and transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus
- preventing the transmission of HIV
- prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases in the United States
- prevalence of HIV and infection and AIDS outside the United States
- testing for human immunodeficiency virus
- counselling for HIV testing
- HIV disease, HIV disease and AIDS
- AIDS and society
- knowledge, attitudes and behaviour
- the economics of AIDS
- legal aspects of HIV/AIDS - a review of legislation and court decisions in the United States.
by "Nielsen BookData"