AIDS and HIV in Perspective: A Guide to Understanding the Virus and its Consequences [Paperback]

Barry D. Schoub (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521458749 | ISBN-13: 978-0521458740 | Publication Date: June 24, 1994

An informative and lucid account of the factors involved in the explosive spread of HIV and AIDS internationally, as explained by a senior clinical virologist aiming to bridge the gap between the vast quantity of scientific and educational materials currently available to the general public. Helpful and informative diagrams are adeptly utilised to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system which it so lethally undermines. As well as exploring the complex social, legal and ethical issues surrounding infection, Professor Schoub looks ahead to the prospects for a vaccine. A valuable handbook for all those in search of a better understanding of HIV infection and its consequences.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Schoub, director of the National Institute of Virology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in South Africa, acknowledges that in many respects the AIDS epidemic has been a humbling experience for medical science. Calling it the most formidable of all diseases in human history, he says that while it falls short of the Black Plague, which wiped out a quarter of Europe's population during the Middle Ages, and the Spanish influenza pandemic, which killed more than 20 million people at the end of WW I, AIDS will undoubtedly be recorded as one of the greatest sicknesses to afflict humankind. Well-researched, easy to understand, Schoub's book outlines in detail the discovery of the disease and several hypotheses about why it might have festered. Chapters assess AIDS transmission, testing, treatments and their shortcomings, progress with an AIDS vaccine, and ethical issues concerning AIDS. Although there may not be much new information here for people awaiting breakthroughs in AIDS research and treatment, educators and the lay public will appreciate Schoub's sensible examination of an epidemic. Photos not seen by PW.
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Review

'The overall stated aim of the book is to bridge the gap between the vast scientific literature and the wide range of educational and other materials currently available, and in this the author succeeds admirably.' Michelle Galloway, Aids Bulletin

'... recommended as an attractive, readable and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful.' British Medical Journal

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 24, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521458749
• ISBN-13: 978-0521458740
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,899,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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