| HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS, 3rd Edition |  | Author: Jay A. Levy
Publisher: ASM Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 644
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 1555813933
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.979207
EAN: 9781555813932
ASIN: 1555813933
Publication Date: March 15, 2007
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The new edition of HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS provides a state-of-the-art review of the current research, explains the history of the disease, and examines how scientists, clinicians, and public health workers have responded to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS in the 25 years since its recognition. Many exciting developments in the field have deepened scientific understanding of HIV/AIDS and have provided novel approaches for prevention and treatment. The book explores potential approaches for therapy and a vaccine for the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS is discussed. Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition continues to provide a comprehensive analysis of the subject that is unmatched in the field. Figures and tables illustrate and emphasize key points and the text is extensively annotated. Written in an accessible and clear style, the book presents a balanced view of HIV/AIDS and serves as a valuable reference for students, researchers, clinicians, and health care providers. Praise for the second edition:
"It is the best single source for students committed to understanding the multiple facets of the HIV epidemic and is equally valuable for experienced investigators to confirm facts, test concepts, and with persistence gain new insights into old ideas."
- Journal of the American Medical Association "Jay Levy has managed this academic A-Z...of AIDS pathogenesis with considerable aplomb, as befits a scientist who has been at the centre of AIDS research for over one and a half decades."
- The Lancet
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 HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS June 1, 2000
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is really excellent book about HIV. It is easy to understand but contains nearly all advanced recent topics including history, immunology and pathogenesis of HIV. Especially for the students who study HIV, this is the best reference for general and specific knowledge.
A must have July 29, 2008
Keith Campbell
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the "bible" for understanding HIV/AIDS. It is a must have for students, researchers, doctors, and those who care for people with the disease.
Absolute must have. June 4, 2010
hiactor
I just call it the Bible.
If you are moving into the filed of HIV research, or are doing a PhD in the field, this is the book.
It's certainly not an entertaining introduction for everybody. It's rather a review book about the complete pathogenesis of HIV, is close to cover every aspect at an incredible scientific depth, unmatched by 'textbooks'.
It further covers all cell types (T-Cells, NK cells, Monocytes, macrophages, DCs, BC and subsets - if it has been researched in HIV, it's in the book). Cytokines and interactions within the immune system and how HIV affects it.
Further, tables are used smartly to list key findings and summarize chapters.
And as opposed to most textbooks, it is fully referenced, so further reading and starting your own research is fairly easy (5000 citations to the key literature of the topics covered).
If you want to or have to get going with studies on HIV, this are 100 dollars spent that will save your life.
I only wish, a fourth edition is on the way, 3-4 years since the 3rd edition and a lot has happened since then.
HIV and the Pathogeneses of AIDS November 19, 2008
High Achiever (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good book, great price. A bit longer to ship but it came as described condition. Thanks!
 Slightly disappointing August 17, 2009
A. Stern (Israel)
I was a little disappointed by the book. It is not on the level of most text books these days, which make reading scientific material a pleasure. This is usually achieved by many color figures, boxes with short explanations that summarize the central notion of concepts discussed in a chapter, and so on.
Furthermore, the writing was very "dry" and technical. The feeling I got was that each sentence was simply a summary of a published manuscript , with no additional insights or any attempt to "unify" all the vast amounts of information on HIV into something more whole.
I am now writing my Ph.D. thesis on HIV evolution. Unfortunately, I found that I prefer to read reviews on the subject rather than use the book as a guide.
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