S. Kartikeyan, R. N. Bharmal, R. P. Tiwari, P. S. Bisen

HIV and AIDS: (eBook, PDF)

Basic Elements and Priorities

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Produktbeschreibung

HIV and Aids: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease and a source of readily available knowledge. It examines all currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Coverage details strategies for prevention and control as well as the latest global information about HIV/AIDS.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402057892
• Artikelnr.: 37339633

Inhaltsangabe

Fundamentals.- Prologue.- Fundamentals of Immunity.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).- Social and Environmental Factors.- Immunopathology.- Natural History of HIV Infection.- Infection Control Methods.- Diagnostic Aspects.- Case Definitions.- Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection.- Laboratory Diagnosis of Common Reproductive Tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections.- Clinical Aspects.- Accidental Occupational Exposure.- HIV-Related Neurological Disorders.- HIV-Related Psychological Disorders.- Co-Infection with HIV and Tuberculosis.- Sexually transmitted infections.- Antiretroviral Therapy.- Traditional ethnomedicinal systems and alternative therapies.- Prevention and Control.- Strategies for Prevention and Control.- Surveillance for HIV.- Counselling.- Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services.- Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission.- Human Rights, Legal, and Ethical Issues.- Role of Health Care Providers.- Preventive HIV Vaccine.- Response to the HIV Epidemic in India.- Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Thailand.- Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in China.- Epilogue.

Rezensionen

This book is recommended by the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region Office (WHO-EMRO) as a basic resource for medical faculty libraries.

Aus den Rezensionen: "Das Buch ... vermittelt den aktuellen Stand des Wissens zu allen Aspekten dieser Infektionskrankheit. ... Er bietet unter anderen einen Einblick in Therapie und Prävention sowie ethische und rechtliche Aspekte." (in: Ärztliche Allgemeine, 1. Sept. 2007)