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AIDS (Hardcover)
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AIDS (Hardcover)
Series: Biographies of Disease
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This comprehensive review examines the biological, medical, social,
historical, and political aspects of HIV/AIDS. In AIDS, three
Harvard-educated physicians explore the evolution of the HIV
epidemic, contextualizing the disease from historical, social, and
medical perspectives. Addressing the last 25 years, the book
examines basic biological principles, including what a virus is,
how the human immune system works, and how HIV impairs these
functions. It presents an in-depth discussion of the HIV life
cycle, explores central issues pertaining to diagnosis and
treatment, and sheds light on how the treatment was developed and
implemented. The book also reviews global epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
and principles of transmission, as well as what comprises an
epidemic and the factors that determine whether an infectious
outbreak will propagate or die out. Finally, it looks at where HIV
came from; early reactions to the disease and the social stigma it
engendered; the cultural impact of HIV-positive role models; and
the global economic, population, and political effects of this
illness. Original stories about living with HIV penned by
HIV-positive patients "Thought Boxes" and questions for discussion
to challenge learners to think broadly and apply material presented
in the book to other areas Case studies from China, Africa, and
India Photographs taken by the author doing HIV work in Africa A
chronology that traces the HIV epidemic from its discovery a
quarter century ago
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