Short description
This guide to HIV and AIDS contains the latest information on treatment and helps provide an understanding of the nature of this disease: its causes and effects and how it is being treated. It discusses how HIV is transmitted, what a T-cell count is and when anti-viral treatment should begin.
Long description
This is a comprehensive guide to HIV and AIDS with the latest information on treatment. It looks at understanding the nature of this disease: its causes and effects, how it is being treated and what better treatment options are being developed. It discusses how HIV is transmitted, what a T-cell count is, when anti-viral treatment should begin, protease inhibitors and whether they stop the progression of AIDS, and how the disease differs in men, women and children. Many questions are answered in this guide which covers the latest research in terms comprehensible to non-scientists, including the recent findings on combined drug therapy. The AmFAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to the support of laboratory and clinical research on AIDS, AIDS prevention and advocacy for sound AIDS-related public policy.