AIDS update 1996 : an annual overview of acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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AIDS update 1996 : an annual overview of acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Prentice Hall, c1996
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Includes bibliographies and index.
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Description
This text offers answers to questions many people have about the AIDS virus and how their immune systems are affected by it. Material is presented on origins, transmission, geographical distribution, and prevention of the AIDS virus. Also included is information on possible vaccines, tests, social reactions, and AIDS-ralated discrimination. The text is presented in a classroom-oriented, easy-to-read volume with photos, tables and line art. Included is a detailed, chronological list of significant AIDS-events from 1981-1994.
Table of Contents
Contents: Discovering the Disease, Naming the Illness, What Causes AIDS: Origin of the AIDS Virus. Characteristics of the AIDS Virus. The Immunology of HIV Disease/AIDS. Opportunistic Infections and Cancers Associated with HIV Disease/AIDS. A Profile of Biological Indicators for HIV Disease and Progression to AIDS. Epidemiology and Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Preventing the Transmission of HIV. Prevalence of HIV Infection and AIDS Cases in the United States. Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Counselling for HIV Testing, HIV Disease and AIDS. AIDS and Society: Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour. Legal Aspects of HIV.AIDS: A Review of Legislation and Court Decisions in the United States.
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