Understanding AIDS: A Comprehensive Guide

Published by Rutgers University Press 1985

Understanding AIDS

A Comprehensive Guide

Edited by: Victor Gong
Preface by: Mervyn F. Silverman

https://doi.org/10.36019/9781978815681

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Foreword Mervyn F. Silverman Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Preface—Update on AIDS Research V. Gong Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XXIII
One. The Twentieth Century Enigma
1 AIDS—Defining the Syndrome Victor Gong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Assembling the AIDS Puzzle: Epidemiology Keewhan Choi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Two. The Clinical Spectrum
3 The Immunology of AIDS Helen L. Lipscomb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4 Signs and Symptoms of AIDS Victor Gong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
5 The Infections of AIDS Helen L. Lipscomb, Nirmal K. Fernando, Peter Ho, John W. Sensakovic, Edward Johnson and Victor Gong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
6 Cancers and AIDS Michael Nissen Blatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Three. Implications
7 The Elusive Etiology— Possible Causes and Pathogenesis of AIDS Edward Johnson and Peter Ho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
8 The Haitian Link Jeffrey Vieira Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
9 Hemophiliacs, Blood Transfusions, and AIDS Robert Hirsch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
10 Is the General Public at Risk? Arye Rubinstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
11 Ethical Issues in AIDS Thomas H. Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Four. Treating AIDS
12 Immune System Modulation in AIDS Therapy Leonard Scarpinato and Leonard Calabrese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Five. Avoiding or Coping with AIDS
13 Caring for the AIDS Patient Mary E. Cuff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
14 Preventing AIDS John W. Sensakovic and Benjamin Greer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
15 Psychological and Social Issues of AIDS and Strategies for Survival Virginia Lehman and Noreen Russell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
16 Questions and Answers about AIDS Michael Marsh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
17 Health Resources, Hot Lines, and Referral Centers Victor Gong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
References and Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Edition: Reprint 2022
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272

eBook

Published: November 16, 2022
ISBN: 9781978815681

Hardcover

Planned Publication: December 31, 1985
ISBN: 9781978832930