Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references (p. 205-228) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Virus hunt

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

847830918

Responsibility statement

Dorothy H. Crawford

Sub title

the search for the origin of HIV

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

Table Of 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

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