| Description |
xiv, 414 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Section One ? Fundamentals -- 1 Prologue2 Fundamentals of immunity3 Human immunodeficiency virus4 Social and environmental factors5 Immunopathology6 Natural history of HIV infection7 Infection control methods -- Section Two ? Diagnostic Aspects -- 8 Case definitions9 Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection10 Laboratory diagnosis of common reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections -- Section Three ? Clinical Aspects -- 11 Accidental occupational exposure to HIV12 HIV-related neurological disorders13 HIV-related psychological disorders14 Co-infection with HIV and Tuberculosis15 Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)16 Anti-retroviral therapy (ART)17 Traditional ethno-medical systems & alternative therapies -- Section Four ? Prevention And Control -- 18 Strategies for prevention and control19 Surveillance for HIV20 Counselling 21 Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services22 Prevention of Mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)23 Human rights, legal and ethical issues24 Role of health care providers25 Preventive HIV vaccine26 Response to the HIV epidemic in India27 Response to the HIV epidemic in Thailand28 Response to the HIV epidemic in China29 Epilogue -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease)
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HIV infections.
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| Author |
Kartikeyan, S.
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| LC no. |
2007464295 |
| ISBN |
1402057881 (hd.bd.) |
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9781402057885 (hd.bd.) |
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