| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 644 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-629) and index. |
| Contents |
Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV -- Features of HIV transmission -- Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry -- Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection -- Intracellular control of HIV replication -- Cytopathic properties of HIV -- Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV -- Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host -- Innate immune responses in HIV infection -- Humoral immune responses to HIV infection -- T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection -- HIV infection and development of cancer -- Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival -- Antiviral therapies -- Vaccine development. |
| Summary |
This new edition provides a state-of-the-art review of the current research, explains the history of the disease, and examines how scientists, clinicians, and public health workers have responded to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS in the 25 years since its recognition. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
HIV (Viruses)
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HIV (Viruses) |
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HIV infections -- Pathogenesis.
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HIV infections -- Pathogenesis. |
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HIV infections. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
HIV/AIDS. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Levy, Jay A. HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2007 9781555813932 (DLC) 2006100552 (OCoLC)76967203 |
| ISBN |
9781555815653 (electronic book) |
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1555815650 (electronic book) |
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9781555813932 (alkaline paper) |
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1555813933 (alkaline paper) |
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