02181nam 22005414a 450 991081649270332120200520144314.01-281-34134-797866113413430-19-151760-7(CKB)2560000000326648(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156528(MiAaPQ)EBC415408(Au-PeEL)EBL415408(CaPaEBR)ebr10218553(CaONFJC)MIL134134(OCoLC)437093667(EXLCZ)99256000000032664820071114d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHIV/AIDS a very short introduction /Alan Whiteside1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20081 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 Alan1697024MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910816492703321HIV4077415UNINA