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When we were first approached by the senior editors of this series to edit a book on interactions between the host and infectious agents, we acceptedthis offer as an exciting challenge. The only condition, readily agreed upon, was that such a book should focus on the immunology of infections in humans. Our reasons, if not biases, were severalfold. We sensed that the fields of microbiology and im munolgy, which had diverged as each was focusing on its individual search, were coming together. In agreement with the opinions expressed by Dr. Richard Krause in the Introduction, we strongly believed that the development of the immune system evolved in response to infectious agents and that the evo...
A summary of current knowledge on pediatric AIDS (the 9th leading cause of death for children in the US between the ages of one and four years in 1987). The increase in the numbers of children with AIDS is similar to the 36% increase in cases attributable to heterosexual transmission between 1988 and 1989. In response to the urgency of the problem, this book was produced on a schedule faster than many journals can publish articles; the contributors were obviously wholly committed to the task of preparing a comprehensive reference that presents what is known and draws attention to the many information deficits. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR