HIV/AIDS : a very short introduction
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Alan Whiteside
- ناشر : Oxford : Oxford University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9780192806925
Description
Contents: 1. The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; 2. How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses; 3. The factors that shape different epidemics; 4. Illness, deaths, and populations; 5. The impact of AIDS on production and people; 6. AIDS and politics; 7. Responding to HIV/AIDS; 8. The next 25 years
Summary: 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.
