AIDS

by Katherine MacFarlane (Editor)

Overview

According to WHO, HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. Your readers are provided with essential information on HIV/AIDS. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with HIV/AIDS give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737738681
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/29/2007
Series:	Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction     7
Understanding AIDS
AIDS: An Overview of the Disease   Rebecca J. Frey   Teresa G. Odle     12
Current Drug Therapies for AIDS$dehealthMD     25
Progress on an AIDS Vaccine$dNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases     32
AIDS: Past, Present, and Future   Susan S. Hunter     38
AIDS in the Developing World   Charlie Furniss     45
Issues Concerning AIDS
The Developed World Has a Moral Obligation to Fight AIDS in the Developing World   Diane Taylor     56
The Developed World Must Fight AIDS to Protect Global Security   Stephan Faris     63
Herpes and Poverty Are Responsible for the AIDS Epidemic in Africa   Emily Oster     71
Cultural Traditions of Sexual Behavior Are Reponsible for the AIDS Epidemic in Africa   Mike Crawley     77
Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs) Will Curb the African AIDS Epidemic   Peter Gyves     83
Drug Companies Are Responsible for a Lack of AIDS Treatment in the Developing World   Daniel Pepper     90
Mandatory HIV Testing in the United States Will Curb AIDS   Bernadine Healy     96
Mandatory HIV Testing in the United States Is Too Expensive   Sherry Boschert     101
Personal Narratives on AIDS
A Young African Woman Reports on AIDS in Her Lifetime   Suzanne Engo     107
A Young Woman Learns She Is HIV-Positive   Michelle Towner     112
An American Wife and Mother Copes with AIDS   Nell Casey     118
Glossary     125
Chronology     129
Organizations to Contact     133
For Further Reading     137
Index     139

Editorial Reviews

Review: AIDS "Students will especially appreciate the chronology, which helps organize the data."—Library Media Connection, August-September 2008

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