Synopses & Reviews
This new edition of Dr. Schoub's informative and lucid account brings the reader up to date on the current understanding of the natural history of HIV infection, new approaches to management of infection and disease, and improvements in diagnostic capabilities. This book, aimed at the general reader, bridges the gap between specialist science literature and basic educational material available to the general public. Helpful and informative diagrams are adeptly utilized to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system that it so lethally undermines. As well as exploring the complex social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding infection, Schoub looks ahead to the prospects for a vaccine. This volume is a valuable handbook for all those in search of a better understanding of HIV infection and its consequences.
Review
"Well-researched, easy to understand, Schoub's book outlines in detail the discovery of the disease and several hypotheses about why it might have festered." Publishers Weekly"...recommended as an attractive, readable, and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful." British Medical Journal"The book is well written, very readable, and includes many interesting and multifaceted discussions of the AIDS problem..." Quarterly Review of Biology"...a lucid and informative account to bring the reader up to date on the major advances in the current understanding of HIV infection and its control. [Schoub] uses clear language and helpful diagrams to explain the basic biology of HIV and of the immune system as a whole." Choice"This excellent book had outstanding reviews when its first edition was published. This second edition provides up to date information on the major advances of HIV infection and its control. It uses clear language and descriptive diagrams to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system that it so lethally undermines. The outstanding value of this book is the way it has bridged the gap between the scientific literature and the public educational materials that are now available...This is a highly recommended book for all libraries." AIDS Book Review Journal
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"The book is well-written, very readable, and includes many interesting and multifaceted discussions of the AIDS problem..." P. K. Coyle, Quarterly Review of Biology"Well-researched, easy to understand, Schoub's book outlines in detail the discovery of the disease and several hypotheses about why it might have festered." Publishers Weekly"...recommended as an attractive, readable, and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful." British Medical Journal"...a highly readable book, full of facts, and backed by an extensive bibliography....This is an exceptional book. It is extemely well written and should be in all libraries from school to medical to public to academic. This is one of the best outlines of AIDS and HIV from its history to the current research of possible vaccines. If only the right people would read and reread and reread so as to understand." AIDS Book Review Journal"For laypersons and nonvirologists such as myself in the field of AIDS social and behavioral research, this volume makes the scientific background on HIV and the AIDS epidemic more accessible because the material is summarized and presented in lay terms and well illustrated." Dale Stratford, American Journal of Human Biology"Highly recommended for all medicine reference collections as well as general reading collections, given the pertinency of the topic." Reference Book Review"The book is well written, very readable, and includes many interesting and multifaceted discussions of the AIDS problem. It is clear that the author is quite knowledgeable in this area....for the reader who wishes a compeling historical perspective, a literate accountof events, and an education in virology and immunology as background to understanding HIV and AIDS, this little book can be strongly recommended." P.K. Coyle, The Quarterly Review of Biology
Review
"Well-researched, easy to understand, Schoub's book outlines in detail the discovery of the disease and several hypotheses about why it might have festered." Publishers Weekly"...recommended as an attractive, readable, and non-controversial guide. Coverage by the author, a South African virologist, is comprehensive, and his views on the disease in developing countries are particularly useful." British Medical Journal"The book is well written, very readable, and includes many interesting and multifaceted discussions of the AIDS problem..." Quarterly Review of Biology"...a lucid and informative account to bring the reader up to date on the major advances in the current understanding of HIV infection and its control. [Schoub] uses clear language and helpful diagrams to explain the basic biology of HIV and of the immune system as a whole." Choice"This excellent book had outstanding reviews when its first edition was published. This second edition provides up to date information on the major advances of HIV infection and its control. It uses clear language and descriptive diagrams to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system that it so lethally undermines. The outstanding value of this book is the way it has bridged the gap between the scientific literature and the public educational materials that are now available...This is a highly recommended book for all libraries." AIDS Book Review Journal
Synopsis
A new edition of Dr Schoub's informative and lucid account brings the reader up to date on our current understanding and management of HIV and AIDS. This popular book, aimed at the general reader, bridges the gap between specialist science literature and basic public educational material. Helpful and informative diagrams are adeptly utilised to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system which it so lethally undermines. A valuable handbook for all those in search of a better understanding of HIV infection and its consequences.