AIDS
by
Macfarlane, Katherine.
Title
:
AIDS
Author
:
Macfarlane, Katherine.
ISBN
:
9780737738681
Publication Information
:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2008.
Physical Description
:
144 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
:
Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Perspectives on diseases and disorders.
Contents
:
Understanding AIDS -- AIDS : an overview of the disease / Current drug therapies for AIDS / Progress on an AIDS vaccine / AIDS : past, present, and future / AIDS in the developing world
GEN-BOOKs concerning AIDS -- The developed world has a moral obligation to fight AIDS in the developing world / The developed world must fight AIDS to protect global security / Herpes and poverty are responsible for the AIDS epidemic in Africa / Cultural traditions of sexual behavior are responsible for the AIDS epidemic in Africa / Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) will curb the African AIDS epidemic / Drug companies are responsible for a lack of AIDS treatment in the developing world / Mandatory HIV testing in the United States will curb AIDS / Mandatory HIV testing in the United States is too expensive
Personal narratives on AIDS -- A young African woman reports on AIDS in her lifetime / A young woman learns she is HIV-positive / An American wife and mother copes with AIDS
Abstract
:
Contains a history of HIV/AIDS, an overview of the disease, vaccines and therapies, information on fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa, and personal narratives by those living with the disease.
Subject Term
:
AIDS (Disease) -- Popular works.
Added Author
:
Macfarlane, Katherine.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025761137 | 616.9792 M143A 2008 | 1 |