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
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0727/2007037471.html


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