30 Years since the First AIDS Cases Were Reported: History and the Present Part II
Authors:
Brůčková Marie
Authors‘ workplace:
Emeritní vedoucí NRL pro AIDS
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 61, 2012, č. 3, s. 72-78
Overview
HIV taxonomy, morphology, biophysical properties, and replication cycle as well as modes of HIV transmission in humans are described. State of the art laboratory diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, core clinical diagnostic criteria for AIDS, and AIDS treatment guidelines are summarized. Global HIV/AIDS epidemic and relevant prevention activities are discussed.
Key words:
HIV-1 – viral genome – AIDS – antiretroviral therapy – global epidemic – prevention
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Hygiene and epidemiology Medical virology Clinical microbiologyArticle was published in
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology
2012 Issue 3
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