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001			ocn181359077
003			OCoLC
005			20220322090220.0
008			071114s2008 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2007047162
016	7		_a101320876 _2DNLM
020			_a9780192806925 (pbk.)
020			_z0192806920 (pbk.)
024	1		_a99819651839
040			_cRSC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aRA643.8 _b.W483 2008
060	0	0	_a2008 C-534
060	1	0	_aWC 503 _bW594h 2008
082	0	0	_a614.5/99392 _222
082	0	4	_a362.1969792 _222
100	1		_aWhiteside, Alan.
245	1	0	_aHIV/AIDS : _ba very short introduction / _cAlan Whiteside.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2008.
300			_a[xix], 147 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
440		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v174
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-141) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aAs of 2004 an estimated 40 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, and about 20 million had died. Despite advances, there is still no cure, and the drugs are expensive and toxic. In the developing world, especially 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. But the news is not all bleak: there have been unprecedented breakthroughs in understanding and treatment--and 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 book tackles the science, the international and local politics, the demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and suggests how we must respond.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aAIDS (Disease)
650		0	_aHIV infections.
650	1	2	_aHIV Infections.
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