Jaap Goudsmit, M.D., is Professor of Virology and Chairman of the Department of Human Retrovirology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is universally recognized as one of the leading scientists working on HIV and AIDS, ranking second only to Robert Gallo in papers published (according to an article in Science in 1993). He recently became Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS VaccineInitiative.

a valuable stimulus for debate

• 1. The most disarming virus ; 2. The rise of the western AIDS epidemic ; 3. HIV baby booms: epidemics come and go ; 4. The rainforest roots of HIV ; 5. HIV-0 and HIV-1: the chimpanzee connection ; 6. HIV-2: the sooty mangabey connection ; 7. Searching for SIV in monkey mummies ; 8. Beyond HIV and SIV: the cat connection ; 9. The mystery suitor: HIV's next move ; 10. Viral sex and AIDS: response to instability ; 11. Retrovirus survival: the human threat ; 12. Human survival: vaccines to disarm HIV ; Epilogue ; Glossary ; Index ; Bibliography

Jaap Goudsmit, M.D., is Professor of Virology and Chairman of the Department of Human Retrovirology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is universally recognized as one of the leading scientists working on HIV and AIDS, ranking second only to Robert Gallo in papers published (according to an article in Science in 1993). He recently became Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS VaccineInitiative.

a valuable stimulus for debate

• 1. The most disarming virus ; 2. The rise of the western AIDS epidemic ; 3. HIV baby booms: epidemics come and go ; 4. The rainforest roots of HIV ; 5. HIV-0 and HIV-1: the chimpanzee connection ; 6. HIV-2: the sooty mangabey connection ; 7. Searching for SIV in monkey mummies ; 8. Beyond HIV and SIV: the cat connection ; 9. The mystery suitor: HIV's next move ; 10. Viral sex and AIDS: response to instability ; 11. Retrovirus survival: the human threat ; 12. Human survival: vaccines to disarm HIV ; Epilogue ; Glossary ; Index ; Bibliography

Jaap Goudsmit, M.D., is Professor of Virology and Chairman of the Department of Human Retrovirology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is universally recognized as one of the leading scientists working on HIV and AIDS, ranking second only to Robert Gallo in papers published (according to an article in Science in 1993). He recently became Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS VaccineInitiative.

a valuable stimulus for debate

• 1. The most disarming virus ; 2. The rise of the western AIDS epidemic ; 3. HIV baby booms: epidemics come and go ; 4. The rainforest roots of HIV ; 5. HIV-0 and HIV-1: the chimpanzee connection ; 6. HIV-2: the sooty mangabey connection ; 7. Searching for SIV in monkey mummies ; 8. Beyond HIV and SIV: the cat connection ; 9. The mystery suitor: HIV's next move ; 10. Viral sex and AIDS: response to instability ; 11. Retrovirus survival: the human threat ; 12. Human survival: vaccines to disarm HIV ; Epilogue ; Glossary ; Index ; Bibliography