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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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'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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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.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 2 books | 2 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: indicator antibody, prospective blood donors, progressive generalized lymphadenopathy, transactivating proteins, slow virus diseases (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: United States, Third World, Latin America, Weekly Epidemiological Record, New World Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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AIDS has now become, by common usage, a word in the English language, as has 'SIDA' in the French language and similarly other foreign language equivalents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indicator antibody, prospective blood donors, progressive generalized lymphadenopathy, transactivating proteins, slow virus diseases, silent phase, statutory notification, rectal intercourse, genital ulcer disease, curative drug, profound depletion, macaque model, chimpanzee model, epidemic curve, virology laboratories, virology laboratory, medical virology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Third World, Latin America, Weekly Epidemiological Record, New World New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
AIDS has now become, by common usage, a word in the English language, as has 'SIDA' in the French language and similarly other foreign language equivalents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indicator antibody, prospective blood donors, progressive generalized lymphadenopathy, transactivating proteins, slow virus diseases, silent phase, statutory notification, rectal intercourse, genital ulcer disease, curative drug, profound depletion, macaque model, chimpanzee model, epidemic curve, virology laboratories, virology laboratory, medical virology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Third World, Latin America, Weekly Epidemiological Record, New World New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- AIDS in Africa: A Manual for Physicians by P. Piot in Back Matter
- The AIDS Knowledge Base: A Textbook on HIV Disease from the University of California by P. T. Cohen in Back Matter
- Great Feuds in Medicine: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever by Hal Hellman in Back Matter
- Great Feuds in Medicine by Hal Hellman in Back Matter
