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AIDS: Science And Society

Hung Y. Fan, Ross F. Conner, Luis P. Villarreal (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2013 | 7th Revised edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-284-02551-4 (ISBN)

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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

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. Dr. Ross Conner is Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Social Ecology, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Conner’s research interest is in the evaluation of the effectiveness of public and social programs, particularly health promotion programs, including HIV prevention. Dr. Luis Villarreal is Professor of Virology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Villarreal’s research interest is in the strategy of how viruses replicate and how they cause disease.

Verlagsort	Sudbury
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-284-02551-9 / 1284025519
ISBN-13	978-1-284-02551-4 / 9781284025514
Zustand	Neuware