HIV and AIDS: Basic Elements and Priorities [electronic resource] / by S. Kartikeyan, R. N. Bharmal, R. P. Tiwari, P. S. Bisen.
In June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first evidence of a new disease that would later become known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV and Aids: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease and a source of readily available knowledge. It examines all currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Coverage includes: up-to-date information on multiple dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; a discussion on new anti?retroviral therapy/drugs, new drugs under clinical trials and preventive HIV vaccine; coverage of current ethical, legal and social issues related to HIV/AIDS; an evaluation of general public awareness about HIV/AIDS; a global perspective and information about HIV/AIDS.
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- ISBN: 9781402057892
- Physical Description: 1 electronic document (414 p.) : digital file.
- Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The new "plague" -- Global situation -- Fundamentals of immunity -- HIV -- Social and environmental factors -- Immunopathology -- Natural history of HIV infection -- Infection control methods -- Case definitions -- Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection -- Laboratory diagnosis of common reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections -- Accidental occupational exposure -- HIV-related neurological disorders -- HIV-related psychological disorders -- Co-infection with HIV and tuberculosis -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Antiretroviral therapy --Traditional ethnomedicinal systems and alternative therapies -- Strategies for prevention and control -- Surveillance for HIV -- Counselling -- Voluntary counselling and testing services -- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission -- Human rights, legal and ethical issues -- Role of health care providers -- Preventive HIV vaccine -- Response to the HIV epidemic in India -- Response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand -- Reponse to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China. |
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Subject: | HIV infections. AIDS (Disease) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. |