The river : a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS
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Author
Contributors
Robbins, Frederick C., 1916- Signer
Published
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Co., [1999].
Edition
First edition
Status
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Lamar Public Library (C426) - NONFICTION | 614.5 HOOPER EDWARD | On Shelf |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- epidemiology -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- etiology -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Drug Contamination -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
HIV Infections -- epidemiology
Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- etiology -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Drug Contamination -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
HIV Infections -- epidemiology
Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Published
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Co., [1999].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 1070 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description
"Based on over a decade of research, involving more than 600 interviews and analysis of more than 4,000 scientific texts, The River examines the myriad theories about the origin of the AIDS epidemic - and reaches a stunning and startling conclusion." "Since the early nineties, serious HIV researchers have been aware that the most common variant of HIV - human immunodeficiency virus - is the direct descendant of an SIV - simian immunodeficiency virus - carried by African chimpanzees." "Many doctors and scientists think the transfer was "natural," the result of human/chimp encounters - either from the keeping of chimps as pets, or from hunting and skinning chimps for food." "Others, including Edward Hooper, believe it more likely that the transfer was the result of American and European medical interventions in Africa during the 1950s - and specifically the administration of more than a million doses of an experimental oral polio vaccine, some batches of which may have been manufactured from chimp kidneys. The maps of vaccinations and early AIDS cases are extraordinarily similar."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hooper, E., & Robbins, F. C. (1999). The river: a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS (First edition). Little, Brown and Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Edward and Frederick C. Robbins. 1999. The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS. Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Edward and Frederick C. Robbins. The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS Little, Brown and Co, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Edward, and Frederick C. Robbins. The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS First edition, Little, Brown and Co., 1999.
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