The Epidemiology of AIDS Expression, Occurrence and Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

by Kaslow, Richard A.; Francis, Donald P.

• ISBN13: 9780195050585
• ISBN10: 0195050584
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-06-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Eight years after the first recognition of AIDS, new insights into the distribution and expression of the disease continue to accumulate as fast as the inexorable increase in cases. Consequently, there is a need for a thorough review of the major issues in population studies of the disease, as well as a detailed but accessible summary of the biology of the infection. As the first comprehensive text on the epidemiology of AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, this book distills voluminous, widely dispersed research data on the AIDS phenomenon in a single, carefully-integrated volume. It provides clear discussions of the biology and clinical manifestations of the infection and the disease, thorough treatment of its occurrence in high and low risk populations, and a detailed account of control efforts, including behavioral intervention, drug therapy, immunization, and other responses of the health care and legal systems. The book will be an invaluable reference for all professionals concerned with AIDS.

Author Biography

About the Editors
Richard A. Kaslow, M.D., M.P.H., is Chief of the Epidemiology and Biometry branch, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Program, at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland. Donald P. Francis, M.D., D.Sc., is the Centers for Disease Control AIDS Adviser at The State of California Department of Health Services in Berkeley, California.

Table of Contents

Biological and Clinical Expression

The Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

The Immune System: Pathophysiology

The Immune System: Serology and Applications

The Immune System: Clinical Manifestations

The Nervous System: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations

Occurrence in Populations

Epidemiology: General Considerations

Homosexual Men

Heterosexuals

Parenteral Drug Abusers

Recipients of Blood and Blood Products

The Infection and AIDS in Africa

The Infection and AIDS in Haiti

Perinatal Infection

The Infection in Low Risk Populations

Control: The Biomedical and Social Responses

Prevention: General Considerations

Behavioral Factors and Intervention

Chemotherapy and Chemoprophylaxis

Immunization

Responses in the Health Care System

Responses in the Legal System

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