AIDS: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION. SECOND EDITION

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AIDS: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION. SECOND EDITION

AIDS: Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. Second Edition. DeVita VT Jr et al, eds. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 474 p., 1988.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/89650896
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Abstract: This book attempts to provide a comprehensive source of information on all aspects of AIDS written by the clinicians and scientists who have made the central contributions to the field. Basic considerations, clinical aspects, and public health issues associated with AIDS are discussed. Specific topics covered include origins of AIDS; etiology of AIDS (virology, molecular biology, and evolution of HIVs); the epidemiology and natural history of HIV; immunopathogenesis of AIDS and immune response to HIV; the life cycle of HIV as a guide to the design of new therapies for AIDS; strategies for the development of vaccines to prevent AIDS; clinical aspects of infection with AIDS retrovirus; diagnostic tests for HIV infection (serology); detection of human retroviruses; pathologic features of patients infected with HIV; central and peripheral nervous system complications of HIV infection and AIDS; opportunistic infections; gastrointestinal complications; diagnosis and treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS; reactive and neoplastic lymphoproliferative disorders and other miscellaneous cancers associated with HIV infection; pharmacologic treatment of HIV infection; strategies for identification of new agents for the treatment of AIDS; psychosocial issues in prevention and treatment; AIDS in the pediatric population; high-risk sexual practices in the transmission of AIDS; prevention and transmission of AIDS during sexual intercourse; the safety of blood and blood products; transmission of HIV among iv drug users; safety precautions and hospital practices in dealing with seropositive individuals; screening and testing asymptomatic persons for HIV infection; AIDS control in Africa; the mobilization of national effort to control AIDS; and recommendations for prevention of HIV transmission in health care settings (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 36(25), August 21, 1987).

Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome *AIDS-Related Complex Human *HIV MONOGRAPH

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