Nevirapine and the Quest to End Pediatric AIDS

by Rebecca J. Anderson

Book Overview

In 1999, investigators announced that a single dose of nevirapine, a new antiviral drug, could stop the spread of the AIDS virus from infected mothers to their newborn babies. It was a discovery that "changed the face of AIDS globally" but it came at a high price, after years of scientific research, political conflict, social unrest and the loss of many thousands of lives.

This book is the historical account of pediatric AIDS from the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786477806
• ISBN13: 9780786477807
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher