The Search For the Virus

This is the story of how researchers discovered the AIDS virus and examines the links established between AIDS, lifestyles and the passing of blood. It describes how even Presidents became involved in a contest between scientists in America and France to isolate the virus.

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In this book, two scientist journalists tell the remarkable story of how researchers discovered a deadly disease which spread across the globe until it threatened to bankrupt the health services of the world's richest countries. They examine the links established between AIDS, lifestyles and the passing of blood and describe how even Presidents became involved in a contest between scientists in America and France to isolate the virus.