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. • Explores potential approaches for therapy, including a vaccine for the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS. • Serves as a valuable reference for students, researchers, clinicians, and health care providers.
This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
"It is the best single source for students committed to understanding the multiple facets of the HIV epidemic and is equally valuable for experienced investigators to confirm facts, test concepts, and with persistence gain new insights into old ideas." "Jay Levy has managed this academic A-Z. of AIDS pathogenesis with considerable aplomb, as befits a scientist who has been at the centre of AIDS research for over one and a half decades."