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ISBN-10: 0763737143 | ISBN-13: 978-0763737146 | Publication Date: February 2, 2006 | Edition: 4

Built Upon The Foundation Of Professor Alcamo's Work, AIDS: The Biological Basis, Fourth Edition, Continues To Educate Professors And Students Alike About The Biology Of HIV And AIDS. With Completely Updated Content And Extended Commentary And Discussion Topics, This Text Continues To Evolve To Keep Abreast Of Epidemiological Patterns And Research Developments And Sets The Mark For Compiling An Extensive Breadth Of Information With Sufficient Detail That Permits The Reader To Learn The Basics Of AIDS Immunopathology And Epidemiology And How AIDS Drugs And Vaccines May And Can Work.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Built Upon The Foundation Of Professor Alcamo's Work, AIDS: The Biological Basis, Fourth Edition, Continues To Educate Professors And Students Alike About The Biology Of HIV And AIDS. With Completely Updated Content And Extended Commentary And Discussion Topics, This Text Continues To Evolve To Keep Abreast Of Epidemiological Patterns And Research Developments And Sets The Mark For Compiling An Extensive Breadth Of Information With Sufficient Detail That Permits The Reader To Learn The Basics Of AIDS Immunopathology And Epidemiology And How AIDS Drugs And Vaccines May And Can Work.

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Paperback: 341 pages
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub; 4 edition (February 2, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763737143
ISBN-13: 978-0763737146
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
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This opening chapter introduces acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) by exploring the development of its epidemic in the United States and the world and by describing the research to uncover its cause. Read the first page

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vaccine strategies, protecting health care workers, viral load test, sexually active homosexual men, whole viruses, opportunistic diseases, injection drug users, pentamidine isethionate, vaccine researchers, insertive partner, inactivated viruses, other therapeutic agents

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United States, New York, Scientific American, The Spreading Epidemic, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Surveillance Report, San Francisco, South Africa, Looking Back, Supreme Court, Looking Ahead, World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, West Africa, University of California, Science News, National Cancer Institute, The Sciences, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Personal Protection, Research Center, Luc Montagnier, Los Angeles, Pasteur Institute, United Nations Programme

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