HIV AIDS A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions 1st Edition by Alan Whiteside ISBN 1435652975 9781435652972

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ISBN 10: 1435652975 

ISBN 13: 9781435652972

Author: Alan Whiteside

HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. As of 2004 an estimated 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. In the developing world, especially in parts of Africa, life expectancy has plummeted to below 35 years, causing a serious decline in economic growth, a sharp increase in orphans, and the imminent collapse of health care systems. The news is not all bleak though. There have been unprecedented breakthroughs in understanding diseases and developing drugs. Because the disease is so closely linked to sexual activity and drug use, the need to understand and change behavior has caused us to reassess what it means to be human and how we should operate in the globalizing world. This Very Short Introduction tackles the science, the international and local politics, the fascinating demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and suggests how we must respond.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction
2. What is the HIV/AIDS pandemic?
3. The virus, the disease, and the epidemic
4. The impact of AIDS
5. Responding to AIDS
6. The future of AIDS
7. Conclusion

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