1. Introduction; 2. What is AIDS and how does it manifest itself?; 3. The AIDS virus; 4. The disease mechanisms of HIV; 5. The transmission of HIV infection; 6. The AIDS test; 7. The anti-AIDS drugs; 8. The quest for the AIDS vaccine; 9. The ethics of AIDS; 10. Measuring the dimensions of the AIDS epidemic - AIDS epidemiology; 11. Conclusion - outlook for the future.
A new edition of this popular and informative guide to understanding HIV and AIDS.
'... it would be of particular interest to those who wish to gain an insight into the various facets of this devastating infectious disease, and this extremely informative and well-written text should appeal to a medical, scientific and more general readership.' British Journal of Biomedical Science From reviews of the 1st edition 'How does the non-specialist choose a text on AIDS from the many available? AIDS and HIV in Perspective by Barry Schoub is recommended as an attractive, readable, and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful.' British Medical Journal
'... it would be of particular interest to those who wish to gain an insight into the various facets of this devastating infectious disease, and this extremely informative and well-written text should appeal to a medical, scientific and more general readership.' British Journal of Biomedical Science From reviews of the 1st edition 'How does the non-specialist choose a text on AIDS from the many available? AIDS and HIV in Perspective by Barry Schoub is recommended as an attractive, readable, and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful.' British Medical Journal
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