HIV and the immune system -- The transmission of HIV -- Symptoms and diseases associated with HIV/AIDS -- Diagnosing HIV infection and AIDS -- Managing HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy -- Principles and strategies for prevention -- Changing unsafe behaviour and practices -- HIV/AIDS education and life-skills training -- Prevention in traditional Africa -- Basic counselling principles and skills -- Pre- and post-HIV-test counselling -- Themes and contexts in HIV/AIDS counselling -- Bereavement counselling -- Spiritual counselling -- Home-based care -- Support for orphans and other vulnerable children -- Infection control -- Care and nursing principles -- Care for the caregiver -- Legal, ethical and policy isues -- Managing HIV/AIDS in the workplace.