AIDS Update 2001: An Annual Overview of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome [Paperback]

Gerald J. Stine (Author), Gerald J Stine (Author)

Book Description

Series: Aids Update, 2001 | Publication Date: December 1, 2000

This text requires no biology prerequisite, and is the most comprehensive, authoritative, accurate, and up-to-date textbook on HIV/AIDS currently available. It presents the entire 17-year chronology of the AIDS pandemic in a reasonable, logical, and scientific manner that interweaves biological, clinical, social, and legal discoveries in a uniquely readable presentation.

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From the Back Cover

Unless methods of prevention, with or without vaccine, are successful, the worst of the pandemic will occur in the 21st century. A small number of AIDS cases among homosexual men in the United States has grown to become a global pandemic of such proportions that it clearly ranks as one of the most destructive microbial scourges in history. We are at a pivotal point in the evolution of this historic disease as we enter the new millennium. Biomedical research has provided anti-HIV drugs, but there is still no vaccine. It has become apparent over the past few years that minimizing the destructive impact of AIDS and the HIV virus will require partnerships between the public and private sectors as well as a stronger political will among the nations of the world.

About the Author

DR. GERALD STINE Ph.D. is a professor of Biology at the University of North Florida, Department of Natural Sciences. In addition to being the author of AIDS Update, which is published annually by Prentice Hall, Dr. Stine is an active researcher and teacher. He is internationally recognized for his work on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Dr. Stine delivered the Keynote address, on the Polymerase Chain Reaction, at China's First International Biotechnology Symposium in Beijing. He is an honorary professor at Wuhan University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 522 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130909629
• ISBN-13: 978-0130909626
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,846,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on HIV/AIDS, August 3, 2001

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This review is from: AIDS Update 2001: An Annual Overview of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Paperback)

I was fortunate enough to take Dr. Stine's AIDS course during my undergrad. Dr. Stine combs through the literature and news on a daily basis in order to keep these annual AIDS Updates current and relevant. We used this book as a text; however, it doesn't read like a text. Dr. Stine has a passion for increasing public awareness of this pandemic. This book not only gives a great overview of AIDS biology, but covers the social aspects as well. Very well written. I highly recommend this book.