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HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS, 3rd Edition

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This is really excellent book about HIV. It is easy to understand but contains nearly all advanced recent topics including history, immunology and pathogenesis of HIV. Especially for the students who study HIV, this is the best reference for general and specific knowledge.

This book is the "bible" for understanding HIV/AIDS. It is a must have for students, researchers, doctors, and those who care for people with the disease.

I just call it the Bible.

If you are moving into the filed of HIV research, or are doing a PhD in the field, this is the book.
It's certainly not an entertaining introduction for everybody. It's rather a review book about the complete pathogenesis of HIV, is close to cover every aspect at an incredible scientific depth, unmatched by 'textbooks'.
It further covers all cell types (T-Cells, NK cells, Monocytes, macrophages, DCs, BC and subsets - if it has been researched in HIV, it's in the book). Cytokines and interactions within the immune system and how HIV affects it.
Further, tables are used smartly to list key findings and summarize chapters.
And as opposed to most textbooks, it is fully referenced, so further reading and starting your own research is fairly easy (5000 citations to the key literature of the topics covered).

If you want to or have to get going with studies on HIV, this are 100 dollars spent that will save your life.

I only wish, a fourth edition is on the way, 3-4 years since the 3rd edition and a lot has happened since then.

I was a little disappointed by the book. It is not on the level of most text books these days, which make reading scientific material a pleasure. This is usually achieved by many color figures, boxes with short explanations that summarize the central notion of concepts discussed in a chapter, and so on.
Furthermore, the writing was very "dry" and technical. The feeling I got was that each sentence was simply a summary of a published manuscript , with no additional insights or any attempt to "unify" all the vast amounts of information on HIV into something more whole.
I am now writing my Ph.D. thesis on HIV evolution. Unfortunately, I found that I prefer to read reviews on the subject rather than use the book as a guide.

Good book, great price. A bit longer to ship but it came as described condition. Thanks!