HIV AIDS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

169 Pages·2008·1.06 MB·English

by  Alan Whiteside

HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction
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Alan Whiteside
HIV/AIDS
A Very Short Introduction
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Contents
Preface xi
Abbreviations xv
List of illustrations xvii
List of tables xix
1 The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic 1
2 How HIV/AIDS works and scientifi c responses 22
3 The factors that shape different epidemics 39
4 Illness, deaths, and populations 55
5 The impact of AIDS on production and people 67
6 AIDS and politics 85
7 Responding to HIV/AIDS 103
8 The next 25 years 123
References and further reading 133
Index 142