title: AIDS: a review and guide for infection control.
abstract: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been aptly termed the plague of the 80s. Over 19,000 people in less than five years have contracted this incurable viral disease. We have reviewed and summarized the literature in regards to characteristics and epidemiology of the virus, ocular and systemic manifestations, and guidelines for infection control.
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000517:prevention & control; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral