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Description

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.

Author Biography:

Sigall K. Bell, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, England. Courtney L. McMickens, MD, MPH, is a resident physician in the department of psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. She earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a master's degree in public health from Harvard School of Public Health. Kevin J. Selby, MD, is a second-year resident physician in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He completed his medical doctorate at Harvard Medical School in 2009.
Release date Australia
May 18th, 2011
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Courtney McMickens
  • Edited by Kevin J. Selby
  • Edited by Sigall K. Bell
Illustrations
20 bw illus
Interest Age
From 7 to 17 years
Pages
176
Dimensions
156x235x18
ISBN-13
9780313376825
Product ID
6704247

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