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Considerable progress related to the molecular, genetic, 1, 2, 3, clinical4 and epidemiological5, 6 aspects of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been achieved in a very short period of time. However, the current knowledge about the epidemiological characteristics of the virus transmission and persistence within human communities seems to be not well understood. In the absence of immediate help of effective drugs or vaccines, prevention is the only available strategy. Yet many politicians behave as if AIDS were just a temporary problem without considering the cyclic nature of most infectious diseases and disregarding that the epidemic has not even clearly reached its peak incidence. It is true that the population-level data which is available is indeed from a recent epidemic and the time scales of many of the epidemiological parameters are of the order of years.
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José, M.V., Kumate, J. (1988). Population Dynamics Of Aids: Basic Concepts. In: Cañedo, L.E., Todd, L.E., Packer, L., Jaz, J. (eds) Cell Function and Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0813-3_30
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