02057oam 22004931 450 991079210960332120230721015454.01-281-34134-797866113413430-19-151760-7(CKB)2560000000326648(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156528(MiAaPQ)EBC415408(Au-PeEL)EBL415408(CaPaEBR)ebr10218553(CaONFJC)MIL134134(OCoLC)437093667(EXLCZ)99256000000032664820071114d2008 |y| 0engur|||||||||||HIV/AIDS a very short introduction /Alan WhitesideOxford Oxford University Press20081 online resource (147 pages) illustrationsVery short introductions ;174Description based upon print version of record.0-19-280692-0 0-19-177623-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141) and index.The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses -- The factors that shape different epidemics -- Illness, deaths, and populations -- The impact of AIDS on production and people -- AIDS and politics -- Responding to HIV/AIDS -- The next 25 years.Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million.Very short introductions ;174.AIDS (Disease)HIV infectionsAIDS (Disease)HIV infections.614.5/99392Whiteside Alan1550330MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910792109603321HIV3809020UNINA