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AIDS /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Sigall K.
Other Authors: Selby, Kevin, McMickens, Courtney L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]
Series:Biographies of disease.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease)
HIV Infections.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical perspective: where did HIV come from?
  • What Is HIV?
  • An introduction to the human immune system
  • HIV around the world (global epidemiology)
  • HIV transmission
  • How does HIV affect the body?
  • Diagnosis and treatment
  • Cultural impact of HIV
  • Lessons learned and future directions
  • "My story"
  • What you can do.