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HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction

By Alan Whiteside

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780191517600, 0191517607, 9780191776236, 0191776238, 9781435652972, 1435652975, 9786611341343, 661134134X, 978-0-19-280692-5
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
870 kB (891128 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions 174
Pages
147\0
Time added
2019-09-25 00:05:48
AIDS (Disease);HIV infections;HIV Infections;MEDIC

Description

Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million. Abstract: Scientists race to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. This book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and explores how we have - and must - respond.  Read more... Content: The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses -- The factors that shape different epidemics -- Illness, deaths, and populations -- The impact of AIDS on production and people -- AIDS and politics -- Responding to HIV/AIDS -- The next 25 years.

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