AIDS: Science And Society - Softcover

Fan, Hung Y.; Conner, Ross F.; Villarreal, Luis P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284025519 ISBN 13: 9781284025514

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Updated throughout with the latest findings on the AIDS virus, the Seventh Edition provides readers with the most current information available on the biology of the virus and the impact it has on society. The Seventh Edition of this best-selling text provides readers with a solid overview of AIDS from both a biomedical and a psychosocial perspective. The authors cover the molecular and cellular aspects of the virus and the immune system's response to it, and examine epidemiology and its role in understanding HIV and AIDS. The use of understandable vocabulary and clear illustrations, along with updated biomedical data and the most current statistics on AIDS available, makes AIDS: Science and Society an engaging resource for students, researchers, and general readers.

Key Features:

-Revised data throughout on the immune system and its response to new antigens.
-New content on the mutation and evolution of HIV during infection
-The latest data on research towards a cure and the treatment of infected individuals
-Includes current epidemiological data throughout

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr. Hung Fan is Professor of Virology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine and Director of the UCI Cancer Research Institute. His research interest is in how retroviruses cause disease and induce cancer and AIDS.

University of California, Irvine, California

University of California, Irvine, California

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1284025519
• ISBN 13: 9781284025514
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
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