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Packed with statistics and handy explanations of science.
It won't make you an expert. But you'll know what you're talking about and you'll have a better idea of all the work we still have to do to wrestle this monster to the ground. (Aids-free world website. )
An essential read... Readers will gain understanding of the medical, social, political and ethical issues involved in this tragic epidemic. (AIDSportal Website )
It won't make you an expert. But you'll know what you're talking about and you'll have a better idea of all the work we still have to do to wrestle this monster to the ground. (Aids-free world website. )
An essential read... Readers will gain understanding of the medical, social, political and ethical issues involved in this tragic epidemic. (AIDSportal Website )
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HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. Because of controversies and taboos surrounding safe drug usage and prostitution, the numbers of people infected continues to rise. However, it is in the developing world and especially parts of Africa that the real catastrophe is unfolding. In some of the worst affected countries life expectancy has plummeted to below 35 years, which has led to a serious decline in economic growth, a sharp rise in orphaning, and the imminent collapse of health care systems. The news is not all bleak though. There have been unprecedented breakthroughs in understanding diseases and developing drugs. Because the disease is so closely linked to sexual activity and drug use, the need to understand and change behaviour has caused us to reassess what it means to be human and how we should operate in the globalising world. This Very Short Introduction provides an introduction to the disease, tackling the science, the international and local politics, the fascinating demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and explores how we have -- and must -- respond.
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which crossed from primates into humans. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which crossed from primates into humans. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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A good little book, delivers exactly what it promises and gives a good overview of the central issues surrounding HIV/AIDs and global responses to it.
Its got the numbers, the science and the human cost of the disease, and it's well written and easy to understand (even for someone like me with only GCSE biology knowledge). I'd definitely recommend it for someone doing school work on the disease or someone that just wants to improve their general knowledge and be able to discuss HIV/AIDs confidently. I'm going to order the other book by this author on this topic, and I hope it's as good as this one!
Its got the numbers, the science and the human cost of the disease, and it's well written and easy to understand (even for someone like me with only GCSE biology knowledge). I'd definitely recommend it for someone doing school work on the disease or someone that just wants to improve their general knowledge and be able to discuss HIV/AIDs confidently. I'm going to order the other book by this author on this topic, and I hope it's as good as this one!
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I found the information on cytocuccal menigitis very interesting, I had this myself, its a tough one and hard to survive. AIDS is a hard disease as I have been positive for 16 years
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I'm applying to study Medicine at university and having done some work experience with an HIV specialist, I thought I'd read a bit more to prepare for interview. It was detailed enough to obtain an in-depth understanding of how the virus spreads in the body, the prevalence throughout the world and interestingly, about HIV and politics which I'd never thought about before, but it wasn't so complex that I didn't have a clue about what was going on. I'd thoroughly recommend it if you have no knowledge of the subject and want to know a bit more. At roughly 130 pages it's quite detailed but readable. Just one more thing - you might want to save it to read at home. You get some funny looks reading it in public!
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A great book
After watching Team America World Police and being informed in song form that 'Everyone has AIDS' I had to find out more about this seemingly unstoppable disease. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Steve ALbini
fantastic overview of the pandemic
ideal to get your introduction to the pandemic: it's an essential introduction and then buy the main book by the author too.
Published on 30 Jan 2009 by pierre_en_angleterre
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