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020			_a9781108720397
040			_aDLC _beng _cGSU _dGSU _erda
050			_aRA643.86.A35 _bPEP
100	1		_aPepin, Jacques, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe origins of AIDS / _cJacques Pepin.
250			_aSecond Edition.
260			_aCambridge, United Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021.
300			_axix, 374 pages : _billustrations (black and white), maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505		0	_a Introduction Out of Africa The source The timing The cut hunter The scramble for Central Africa Tropical boom towns The oldest profession Injections and the transmission of viruses The legacies of French colonial medicine The legacies of Belgian tropical medicine The other human immunodeficiency viruses From the Congo to the Caribbean The blood trade A long journey Globalisation A false villain, a genuine hero Epilogue
520			_aIt is now forty years since the discovery of AIDS, but its origins continue to puzzle doctors and scientists. In this updated edition of his acclaimed book, Jacques Pepin traces the origins and amplification of AIDS, and describes the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic." -- Provided by the publisher
650		0	_aEmerging infectious diseases
650		0	_aHIV infections
650		0	_aAIDS (Disease) _zAfrica
650		0	_aRetroviruses
650		0	_aAIDS (Disease) _xEpidemiology
650		0	_aAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome history
650		0	_aDisease Vectors
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999			_c2070 _d2070