| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 644 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
STAT!Ref electronic medical library |
| Contents |
Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV -- Features of HIV transmission -- Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry -- Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection -- Intracellular control of HIV replication -- Cytopathic properties of HIV -- Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV -- Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host -- Innate immune responses in HIV infection -- Humoral immune responses to HIV infection -- T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection -- HIV infection and development of cancer -- Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival -- Antiviral therapies -- Vaccine development |
| Summary |
This new edition provides a state-of-the-art review of the current research, explains the history of the disease, and examines how scientists, clinicians, and public health workers have responded to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS in the 25 years since its recognition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-629) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HIV (Viruses)
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HIV infections -- Pathogenesis
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HIV Infections -- etiology
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HIV Infections -- physiopathology
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- etiology
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- physiopathology
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HIV
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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HIV infections -- Pathogenesis
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HIV (Viruses)
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Aids
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HIV
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Pathogenese.
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HIV.
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AIDS.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781555815653 |
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1555815650 |
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128303395X |
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9781283033954 |
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9786613033956 |
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6613033952 |
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9781683671671 |
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1683671678 |
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