The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS
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The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS by Shereen Usdin
Twenty-two million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since AIDS was first discovered almost 25 years agomore people than died in Europe during the Black Death of the Middle Ages. And 42 million people are now infected, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Already across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, HIV/AIDS threatens to erode fragile economies and set back development for decades. But this may be the tip of the iceberg: the HIV virus is poised to explode in Asia and the former Soviet Union. Meanwhile, in the West, sophisticated drugs have given people with AIDS new hope. This No-Nonsense Guide tells the story so far, looking at the origins of the disease, the way it spreads, the profits made by drug companies, the special vulnerability of women, and the positive action being taken by people and communities to fight back.
Shereen Usdin is a medical doctor and a public health specialist. She is co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Soul City for Health and Development Communication in South Africa and works in the areas of development communication, HIV/AIDS, violence against women and human rights. She is the author of the No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859844595 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859844596 |
| Title | The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS |
| Author | Shereen Usdin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2004-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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