AIDS : science and society by Fan, Hung, 1947-, Conner, Ross F; Villarreal, Luis P instant download

AIDS : science and society by Fan, Hung, 1947-, Conner, Ross F; Villarreal, Luis P instant download

xv, 229 pages : 23 cm, This edition provides readers with a firm overview of AIDS from both biomedical and psychosocial perspectives. The text covers the molecular and cellular aspects of the HIV virus and the immune system's response to it and then considers epidemiology and it's role in understanding HIV/AIDS. Extensive discussion of the personal and societal implications of HIV infection, from prevention to dianosis and subsequent discriminations, is also included, Includes bibliographical references (page 210) and index, 1. Introduction : an overview of AIDS -- AIDS in brief -- The AIDS epidemic -- 2. Concepts of infectious disease and a history of epidemics -- Factors that affect the spread of epidemics -- Host and virus populations -- The transmission rate -- Population densities and infections -- Chronic infections -- Controlling infectious diseases -- A history of epidemics -- The old world -- The new world -- Modern concepts of infectious disease and Koch's postulates -- Epidemics in modern times -- Syphilis : the social problems with a sexually transmitted disease -- 3. The immune system -- Blood -- Cells of the blood -- The lymphatic circulation -- B-cells and humoral immunity : the generation of antibodies -- Antibodies -- How does the immune system respond to new antigens? -- Vaccines -- Tolerance -- A summary of the humoral immune system -- T-cells and cell-mediated immunity -- T killer lymphocytes -- T helper lymphocytes -- T-lymphocyte recognition of antigen-containing cells, 4. Virology and HIV -- A general introduction to viruses -- What are viruses? -- How does a virus infect a host? -- A typical virus infection cycle -- How do we treat viral infections? -- The life cycle of a retrovirus -- The AIDS virus : HIV -- Features of HIV -- The effects of HIV infection in individuals -- The HIV antibody test -- Potential problems with the HIV antibody test -- Testing for the level of circulating HIV -- How does HIV evade the immune system --…