Virus hunt : the search for the origin of HIV / Dorothy H. Crawford.

Author/creator Crawford, Dorothy H.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects
HIV (Viruses)--Research.
HIV (Viruses)--Africa.
HIV--pathogenicity.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--etiology.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--history.

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (p. 205-228) and index.
LCCN 2013444079
ISBN9780199641147
ISBN0199641145

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Joyner General Stacks RA643.8 .C73 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold
Laupus Books - Stacks QW 168.5 H6 C899 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold