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AIDS: The Biological Basis [Hardcover]

I. Edward Alcamo (Author), Edward Alcamo (Author)


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April 23, 2003
State Univ. of New York, Farmingdale. Textbook focuses on the biological basis of AIDS. Provides history of its roots and emergence, discusses the physiology of the HIV-T cell, and how viral load has become a key diagnostic tool for tracking HIV infection. Each chapter includes an outline, definitions of key terms, and a chapter review. Previous edition: c1997.


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  • Hardcover: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 3 edition (April 23, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0763702382
  • ISBN-13: 978-0763702380
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,269,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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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