AIDS | Chapter 1 Preface
HIV exists in the form of several different subtypes. In Africa, Asia, and other developing regions, subtypes A, C, D, and E predominate, primarily among heterosexuals, and are responsible for at least twenty million infections. In Europe and North America, B is the primary subtype; it is transmitted more easily among homosexuals and intravenous drug users than among heterosexuals.
In recent years, isolated cases of non-B HIV infection have been detected among heterosexuals in Europe and North America. Harvard AIDS Institute virologist Max Essex is one researcher who warns that because of...
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