The guide to living with HIV infection; developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic, 6th ed.0801884853 The guide to living with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection; developed at the Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. AIDS Clinic, 6th ed. Bartlett, John Bartlett, John, 1820–1905, American compiler and publisher, b. Plymouth, Mass. While he worked in his university book store in Cambridge, he compiled the invaluable Familiar Quotations G. and Ann K. Finkbeiner. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2006 396 pages $50.00 Hardcover A Johns Hopkins Press health book RC607 This book by Bartlett (Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine) and Finkbeiner (a science writer who teaches in the Johns Hopkins U. Writing Seminars) is meant to be a practical companion on the medical, emotional, and social issues faced by people infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. with HIV. The medical chapters discuss basic understandings of the virus, preventing transmission, treatment options and procedures, and possible complications. Those chapters covering emotional and social issues include the voices of eight people infected with HIV who have been chosen as representative of the populations affected by HIV in the US. Topics addressed in these chapters include practical legal and financial issues, the effects of HIV on interpersonal relations, preservation of mental health, and preparing for and accepting death. Appendixes provide information on general HIV resources and how to understand tests for HIV and a glossary defines medical terminology Medical terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science-based manner. This systematic approach to word building and term comprehension is based on the concept of: (1) Word roots, (2) found in the text in case readers forget explanations found in the main body of the book. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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