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HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Alan Whiteside
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Description for HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Paperback. HIV/ AIDS continues to be a major public health issue, affecting millions of sufferers worldwide. This Very Short Introduction explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and addresses some of the big issues that will concern us over the next decade. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBN; MBX; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Yet the outlook today is a little brighter. Although HIV/ AIDS continues to be a pressing public health issue the epidemic has stabilised globally, and it has become evident it is not, nor will it be, a global issue. The worst affected regions are southern and eastern Africa. Elsewhere, HIV is ... Read more
In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Yet the outlook today is a little brighter. Although HIV/ AIDS continues to be a pressing public health issue the epidemic has stabilised globally, and it has become evident it is not, nor will it be, a global issue. The worst affected regions are southern and eastern Africa. Elsewhere, HIV is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
134g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198727491
SKU
V9780198727491
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About Alan Whiteside
Alan Whiteside is Emeritus Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He been involved with AIDS for over 30 years at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban and and has followed its effects on both the economic and the personal level (having seen several colleagues die of AIDS). He has since taken a position in Canada as CIGI Chair in Global ... Read more
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