HIV/AIDS in South Africa
eBook - PDF

HIV/AIDS in South Africa

  1. 610 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

HIV/AIDS in South Africa

About this book

This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780521147934
eBook ISBN
9781139065368
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Infectious Diseases

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Foreword: Peter Piot
  9. Foreword: Nelson R Mandela
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. SECTION 1 Birth of a rapidly growing epidemic
  12. SECTION 2 The virus, the human host and their interactions
  13. SECTION 3 HIV risk factors and prevention strategies
  14. SECTION 4 Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic
  15. SECTION 5 The impact of AIDS
  16. SECTION 6 Treating HIV
  17. SECTION 7 What does the future hold?
  18. Index

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