Download or read book The AIDS Reader written by Loren K. Clarke and published by Branden Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with a detailed and technical journey into the laboratories where the keys to the understanding of the virus were forged in the early years of the search for the infectious agent of AIDS. The discovery of the virus, which was originally called HTLV-III/LAV and which became known as HIV, is only a small part of the saga.