Full Description
A landmark book about the single most important disease of the last 30 years, this will be a reference and text of current methods of diagnosis and therapy for all aspects and clinical manifestations of AIDS.The science of the virus and its effects and the clinical approaches to its treatment and transmission prevention are placed in the context of the history and epidemiology of the HIV-AIDS pandemic. Each organ system of the body is explored as to manifestations of the disease, treatment now and in the future, as well as what the disease has taught us about the immune response.No other text provides the historical and epidemiological context of this disease along with an update of diagnosis and treatment. The underlying science and epidemiology of AIDS are not neglected, so the student or clinician who is treating patients with AIDS can gain a full understanding of HIV/AIDS in individual patients and in their communities.
Contents
Part I. History of AIDSCh. 1, The Early YearsCh. 2, The Discovery, By Robert C. Gallo (co-discoverer of HIV)Part II. PreventionCh. 3-7, Prevention, By Pedro Chequer, Cristina Pimenta & Ivo BritoPart III. The DiseaseCh. 8, Transmission, By Luis Enrique Soto-RamirezCh. 9, Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, By Quarraisha Abdool KarimCh. 10, Virology, By Marvin ReitzCh. 11, Laboratory Diagnosis, By Yi-Wei TangPart IV. Clinical ManifestationsCh. 12, Cutaneous Menifestations of AIDS, By Clay J. CockerellCh. 13, Viral Hepatitis-HIV Co-infection, By Vicente Soriano (Madrid)Ch. 14, Gastroiintestinal Manifestations, By Charles M. Wilcox (U of Alabama)Ch. 15, Cardiac Manifestations, By Giuseppe Barbaro (Rome)Ch. 16, Pulmonary Manifestations, By Julio S.G. Montaner (Vancouver)Ch. 17, Neurological Manifestations, By Richard W. Price (UCSF)Ch. 18, Ophthalmologic Manifestations, By Jyotirmay Biswas (Chennai)Ch. 19, Cancers in AIDS Patients, By Bruce Dezube (Harvard)Ch. 20, Nutritional Complications and AIDS, By Donald Philip Kotler (St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp Ctr, NYC)Ch. 21, Mental Health and AIDS, By Glenn J. Treisman (Johns Hopkins)Ch. 22, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, By Charles Feldman (Johannesburg)Ch. 23, Treatment of HIV Virus, By Mark Nelson (London)Ch. 24, Treatment of Viral Infections, By Stephen Tyring et al. (U TX Med Schl Houston)Ch. 25, Treatment of Bacterial Infections, By Edie Lederman (US Navy, Jakarta)Ch. 26, Treatment of Fungal Infections, By Preena Bhalla, S. Anuradha, Ravinder Kaur (Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi)Ch. 27, History and Politics of TB and AIDS, Carole McArthur (U Missouri), Juergen Noeske (Cameroon), Nicole Parrish (Johns Hopkins)Ch. 28, Treatment of TB and AIDS, By Walkyria Pereira Pinto (Sao Paulo)Ch. 29, Treatment of AIDS-Associated Malignancies, By Justin Stebbing (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London)Part VI. AIDS and Specific PopulationsCh. 30, Children and AIDS, By Marie-Louise Newell (University College, London)Ch. 31, Women and AIDS, By Sharon L. Walmsley (Toronto General Research Institute)Ch. 32, AIDS and Sex Workers, By Nandinee Bandyopadhyay (PATH India, New Delhi) & Cheryl Overs (London)Ch. 33, AIDS in the African American Community, By Donna Hubbard McCree (CDC)Ch. 34, AIDS in the Hispanic Community, By Jeffrey H. Herbst (CDC)Ch. 35, AIDS in the Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Community, By Gregory Mansergh (CDC)Ch. 36, AIDS in the Aging Population, By Eloise Rathbone-McCuan (Kansas City, MO)Part VII. AIDS and SocietyCh. 37, AIDS and Poverty, By Mohammad Khairul Alam (Bangladesh)Ch. 38, AIDS and Drug Abuse, By Don C. Des Jarlais (Beth Israel Med Ctr, NYC)Ch. 39, Sexuality and AIDS, By Patricia McFadden (Harare, Zimbabwe)Ch. 40, AIDS and Violence, By Rachel Jewkes (Pretoria, South Africa)Ch. 41, Misconceptinos regarding AIDS and Afflicted Patients, By John B. Pryor & Glen D. Reeder (Illinois State U, Normal)Part VIII. AIDS in Specific Geographic RegionsCh. 42, AIDS in Africa, By Joep M.A. Lange (Univ of Amsterdam)Ch. 43, AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, By Ivana Bozicevic (Zagreb, Croatia)Ch. 44, AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, By Ying Ru-Lo (WHO, Geneva)Ch. 45, AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean, By Pedro Cahn & Omar Sued (Buenos Aires Univ Med Schl)Part IX. The FutureCh. 46, Adolescents and the Future of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, By Lars Kallings (Intl AIDS Soc, UN Special Envoy)Ch. 47, Antiretroviral Drug Development, By Hiroaki Mitsuya (NCI, Bethesda)Ch. 48, Vaccine Development, By Sarah J. Schlesinger (The Rockefeller University, NYC)Ch. 49, Future Directions, By Pedro Cahn (Buenes Aires Univ Med Schl)Ch. 50, Preparations for Future Pandemics, By Philip Alcabes (Hunter College, NYC)Ch. 51, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
