Title | AIDS in Africa [electronic resource] / edited by Max Essex, Souleymane Mboup, Phyllis J. Kanki, Richard G. Marlink, Sheila D. Tlou, Molly Holme |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002 |
Edition | Second Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b100338 |
Descript | XX, 724 p. online resource |
Introduction: The Etiology of AIDS -- The Molecular Virology of HIV-1 -- Immunopathogenesis of AIDS -- Effect of Genetic Variation on HIV Transmission and Progression to AIDS -- Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) -- Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses and the Origin of HIVs -- Serodiagnosis of HIV Infection -- Molecular Diagnosis of HIV Infection -- Monitoring HIV-1 Subtype Distribution -- Monitoring Viral Load -- Monitoring Immune Function -- The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS -- Transmission of HIV -- Role of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in HIV-1 Transmission -- Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV -- HIV-1 Subtypes and Recombinants -- Current Estimates and Projections for the Epidemic -- Clinical Diagnosis of AIDS and HIV-Related Diseases -- Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings -- HIV-1 Drug Resistance -- Opportunistic Infections -- Tuberculosis -- HIV Infection and Cancer -- Challenges and Opportunities for Nurses -- Home-Based Care -- Nutrition and HIV Infection -- Access to HIV and AIDS Care -- Diagnosis of Pediatric HIV Infection -- Treatment of HIV in Children Using Antiretroviral Drugs -- Pediatric Opportunistic Infections -- Male Condoms and Circumcision -- Female Condoms and Microbicides -- Behavioral Change: Goals and Means -- Voluntary Counseling and Testing -- Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of HIV -- Prevention of Breast Milk Transmission of HIV -- Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposure and Sexual Assault -- The Need for a Vaccine -- HIV Vaccines Design and Development -- HIV-1 Vaccine Testing, Trial Design, and Ethics -- Regional Variations in the African Epidemics -- Human Rights and HIV/AIDS -- Gender and HIV/AIDS -- The Orphan Crisis -- The Economics of AIDS in Africa -- International Cooperation and Mobilization