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The histories of HIVs : the emergence of the multiple viruses that caused the AIDS epidemics / edited by William H. Schneider.

Other author/creatorSchneider, William H. (William Howard), 1945-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoAthens : Ohio University Press, 2021.
Descriptionxiii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Perspectives on global health
Perspectives on global health. ^A1257392
Contents Preface / François Simon -- Acknowledgements / William H. Schneider -- The Histories of HIVs: The Multiple Viruses that Caused the AIDS Epidemic / William H. Schneider -- Explaining the Emergence of HIVs / Preston A. Marx -- The Origins of HIVs and the Epidemiology of AIDS: An Introduction / Ernest M. Drucker -- From Chimps to Humans: An Historical Epidemiology of HIV Beginnings / Tamara Giles-Vernick and Stephanie Rupp -- A Social Virus: The Emergence of HIV-1 in Colonial Kinshasa, 1900-1960 / Didier Gondola and Amandine Lauro -- The Cameroonian Puzzle: Historical and Virological Aspects of the Emergence of HIV-1 groups O, N, and P / Guillaume Lachenal -- The Emergence and Spread of HIV-2 in Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau / Jorge Varanda -- Histories of HIVs in Broader Perspective / William H. Schneider.
Abstract "In this interdisciplinary collection, experts provide the most complete description to date of the often ignored and underappreciated features of the history of the multiple human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) responsible for the global AIDS pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021004955
ISBN9780821424582 (hardcover)
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