1. The most disarming virus ; 2. The rise of the western AIDS epidemic ; 3. HIV baby booms: epidemics come and go ; 4. The rainforest roots of HIV ; 5. HIV-0 and HIV-1: the chimpanzee connection ; 6. HIV-2: the sooty mangabey connection ; 7. Searching for SIV in monkey mummies ; 8. Beyond HIV and SIV: the cat connection ; 9. The mystery suitor: HIV's next move ; 10. Viral sex and AIDS: response to instability ; 11. Retrovirus survival: the human threat ; 12. Human survival: vaccines to disarm HIV ; Epilogue ; Glossary ; Index ; Bibliography
Jaap Goudsmit, M.D., is Professor of Virology and Chairman of the
Department of Human Retrovirology at the University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. He is universally recognized as one of the leading
scientists working on HIV and AIDS, ranking second only to Robert
Gallo in papers published (according to an article in Science in
1993). He recently became Chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Committee of the International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative.
"Viral Sex is an engrossing account of the science and the ideas
behind HIV research. In particular this book presents original and
sometimes provocative thoughts and hypotheses about the earliest
entry of HIV's into humans. It describes its spread, evolution, and
how medical science will need to be both aware and ready to tackle
new variants of these and possibly other viruses emanating from the
steadily dwindling rain forests. Author Jaap Goudsmit is
uniquely qualified to take us on this journey. Since the earlieest
period he has been the world's leading thinker on HIV evolution and
one of the field's greatest scientists."--Dr. Robert Gallo,
Professor and
Dirctor, Institute of Human Virology
"An articulate, engaging explanation of what scientists now know
about HIV and how the spread of AIDS might be controlled, from a
leading AIDS researcher.... Alternately alarming and reassuring,
but always engrossing."--Kirkus
"A provocative treatise by a leadings AIDS researcher on the origin
and evolution of the dreadful microbe of our time."--David Ho,
Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Researach Center
"...provides important information on the past and future of
AIDS."--Library Journal
"[Goudsmit] takes readers on a tour--introducing us not only to the
monkeys and apes of tropical forests and the viruses that they
transmit but also to the mysterious AIDS-like diseases that
appeared in Europe and America during this century, discussing
possible historical intersections between viruses, huans, and other
mammals dating back to the Stone Age.All the while he works
circuitoulsy toward his goal: to understand where AIDS and
AIDS-like diseases have
come from, where they are going, and what we can do about
them."--Paul W. Ewald, Natural History
"...I was enthralled by the larger story.... There is a good deal
of technical information in this book, but its appeal reaches far
beyond just fellow scientists. It is full of astonishing and
interesting facts not only about viruses but about the humans
studying them."--Frank Ryan, The New York Times Book Review
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