title: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. A perspective for the medical practitioner.
abstract: AIDS is a new disease process with complications and management problems unlike anything ever seen before. An attempt has been made to summarize the available information about its various clinical presentations and how to manage them. Subjects covered will include associated malignancies, infections, transmissibility, prodromal states, and infection control issues.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000209:etiology; D017977:Deltaretrovirus; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009162:Mycobacterium avium; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000209:etiology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012306:Risk; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines