AIDS: Science and Society (Book with Access Code)
by Fan, Hung Y.; Conner, Ross F.; Villarreal, Luis P.Edition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2013-03-08
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary
Updated throughout with the latest findings on the AIDS virus, the Seventh Edition provides readers with the most current information available on the biology of the virus and the impact it has on society. The Seventh Edition of this best-selling text provides readers with a solid overview of AIDS from both a biomedical and a psychosocial perspective. The authors cover the molecular and cellular aspects of the virus and the immune system's response to it, and examine epidemiology and its role in understanding HIV and AIDS. The use of understandable vocabulary and clear illustrations, along with updated biomedical data and the most current statistics on AIDS available, makes AIDS: Science and Society an engaging resource for students, researchers, and general readers.Key Features:-Revised data throughout on the immune system and its response to new antigens.-New content on the mutation and evolution of HIV during infection-The latest data on research towards a cure and the treatment of infected individuals-Includes current epidemiological data throughout
Table of Contents
Chapter1 Introduction: An Overview of AIDS
Chapter2 Concepts of Infectious Disease and a History of Epidemics
Chapter3 The Immune System
Chapter4 Virology and HIV
Chapter5 Clinical Manifestation and Treatment of AIDS
Chapter6 Epidemiology and AIDS
Chapter7 Modes of HIV Transmission and Personal Risk Factors
Chapter8 Individual Assessments of HIV Risk
Chapter9 Prevention of AIDS
Chapter10 Living with AIDS: Human Dimensions
Chapter11 Living with AIDS: Societal Dimensions
Chapter12 Further Directions in Combating AIDS
Chapter2 Concepts of Infectious Disease and a History of Epidemics
Chapter3 The Immune System
Chapter4 Virology and HIV
Chapter5 Clinical Manifestation and Treatment of AIDS
Chapter6 Epidemiology and AIDS
Chapter7 Modes of HIV Transmission and Personal Risk Factors
Chapter8 Individual Assessments of HIV Risk
Chapter9 Prevention of AIDS
Chapter10 Living with AIDS: Human Dimensions
Chapter11 Living with AIDS: Societal Dimensions
Chapter12 Further Directions in Combating AIDS
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