AIDS virus infection:

prognosis and transmission Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is only a part of a new viral disease in man. There has been confusion and misunderstanding about its nature on a monumental scale amongst public and doctors alike. What is the disease caused by the virus? How is it transmitted? What is the prognosis for those infected? In the four years since the first cases were reported, much of the natural history of the disease has become clear. It has turned out to be a very different disease from that which it was initially believed to be. However, because of the long interval between infection and death, consideration of the overall prognosis can only b