| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references (pages 205-228) and index. |
| Contents |
The puzzle of HIV-1 -- Tracing HIV to its roots -- The primate connection -- From rainforest to research laboratory -- Timing the jump -- Vital first steps -- The epic journey begins -- Adapting to humans -- The challenge of pandemics. |
| Summary |
"AIDS was first described in 1981 and just under three years later the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was discovered. Confirming that HIV causes AIDS--now accepted by virtually all scientists--took rather longer. But where did HIV come from? When did it first infect us? How did it manage to spread so widely?"--Book jacket. |
| Subject |
HIV (Viruses) -- Research.
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HIV (Viruses) -- Africa.
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| ISBN |
9780199641147 |
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0199641145 |
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