HIV and AIDS: Physician's Reference

Levy, Jay A.

ISBN 10: 9814284025 ISBN 13: 9789814284028

Publisher: Focus Medica Pte Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Examining the sexually transmitted infection HIV, this guide discusses the structure of the virus, its pathogensesis and immune response, clinical features, manifestation, test for monitoring infection, and treatment. An interactive multimedia presentation with 3-D and 2-D animations, still images, and illustrations with corresponding text and audio, this CD-ROM is formatted for MS-Windows operating system.

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About the Author

Jay A. Levy, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology, a research associate in the Cancer Research Institute, and the director of the Laboratory for Tumor and AIDS Virus Research at the University of California?San Francisco. He codiscovered HIV in 1983 and also discovered a novel immune response that controls HIV infection through the production by CD8+ lymphocytes of an antiviral factor, CAF. He has published more than 450 articles on virology and infectious diseases, with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS. He is author or editor of 14 books on virology and immunology and the editor in chief of the highly cited journal, AIDS.

Edition details

• Publisher: Focus Medica Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814284025
• ISBN 13: 9789814284028
• Binding: CD-ROM