title: [30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported: history and the present. Part II].
abstract: HIV taxonomy, morphology, biophysical properties, and replication cycle as well as modes of HIV transmission in humans are described. State of the art laboratory diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, core clinical diagnostic criteria for AIDS, and AIDS treatment guidelines are summarized. Global HIV/AIDS epidemic and relevant prevention activities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Emeritní vedoucí NRL pro AIDS. marie.bruckova@centrum.cz
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brůcková
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D058872:Epidemics / Q000266:history; D006678:HIV / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans