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Author:

Crawford, Dorothy H.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xi, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

HIV (Viruses)--Research.
HIV (Viruses)--Africa.

Notes:

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

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.

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.

ISBN:

0199641145
9780199641147

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)