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Autoimmune deficiency syndrome

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Uncommon Infections and Special Topics

Part of the book series: Infections in Reproductive Health ((IRHC,volume 2))

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The public awareness of AIDS far exceeds present scientific understanding of this illness. Indeed, the layman’s fear of this condition is far out of proportion to its incidence. For example, hospitalized patients repeatedly express their concerns about receiving blood transfusions as this therapy has been associated with transmission of AIDS. In contrast, the issue of hepatitis is rarely mentioned, although it is a much greater risk following blood transfusion than AIDS in terms of total morbidity and mortality. The attitude of the general public and, for that matter, the medical profession, stems from the mystery shrouding the manner of transmitting AIDS, the slow lingering death that often accompanies it, and medical science’s present inability to explain or consistently provide a cure for this condition.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  2. The Prentice Women’s Hospital and Medical Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  3. Chapel Hill Fertility Services, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

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Benson, M.D., Casas, E.R., Method, M.W. (1985). Autoimmune deficiency syndrome. In: Keith, L.G., Berger, G.S. (eds) Uncommon Infections and Special Topics. Infections in Reproductive Health, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4902-7_7

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