HIV and AIDS: Basic Elements and Priorities

Kartikeyan, S. (Author). Bharmal, R. N. (Added Author). Tiwari, R. P. (Added Author). Bisen, P. S. (Added Author). SpringerLink (Online service) (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781402057892
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
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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.