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By Jay A. Levy. 359 pp., illustrated. Washington, D.C., ASM Press, 1994. $49. ISBN 1-55581-076-4.

This timely and comprehensive work critically analyzes the history of AIDS, virologic and molecular aspects of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and mechanisms of HIV infection. This work was originally written for Microbiological Reviews but has been expanded and updated.

The book begins with an overview of the history of one of the most important public health problems of our century. Levy believes that the elucidation of the mechanisms of viral pathogenesis will inevitably lead to effective control, and prevention, of HIV infection and long-term amelioration of its clinical sequelae. His book presents a stepwise, clearly written, balanced, and extraordinarily . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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