HIV/AIDS in South Africa / / edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818556903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-107-20372-4; 1-139-06994-2; 1-139-07570-5; 9786613118844; 1-283-11884-X; 1-139-07796-1; 1-139-08253-1; 1-139-08025-3; 1-139-06240-9
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.979200968
• Soggetti: AIDS (Disease) - South Africa; HIV infections - South Africa; AIDS (Disease) - Patients - South Africa; AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - South Africa; AIDS (Disease) - South Africa - Prevention; AIDS (Disease) - Treatment; AIDS (Disease) - Patients; AIDS (Disease) - Prevention; HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; HIV-positive persons - South Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Birth of a rapidly growing epidemic -- The virus, the human host and their interactions -- HIV risk factors and prevention strategies -- Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic -- The impact of AIDS -- ; Treating HIV -- What does the future hold?
• Sommario/riassunto: This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.