Author : S. Kartikeyan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 140205789X
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 details strategies for prevention and control as well as the latest global information about HIV/AIDS.
Author : W. David Hardy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0190942495
The essential work in HIV for providers and pharmacists -- updated with everything they need to know in 2019! Assembled by the leading educational organization in HIV medicine, AAHIVM's Fundamentals of HIV Medicine 2019 is an end-to-end clinical resource for the treatment of individuals with HIV/AIDS. It offers state-of-the-art practical advice for physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other professionals working in the care of HIV patients. Along with updates to the classic domains of HIV medicine, this new edition features expanded coverage of emerging topics, including: behavioral and therapeutic interventions to HIV prevention; updates on the pursuit of a cure; new DHHS and IAS guidelines and their clinical implications; and the myriad issues around aging with HIV. Embodying the American Academy of HIV Medicine's commitment to excellence in the care of seropositive patients, Fundamentals of HIV Medicine 2019 is must-have for health professionals across HIV care, treatment, and prevention.
Author : Chris Jennings
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 44,33 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780936571089
Few people realize that the familiar HIV/AIDS global statistics are actually estimates. For example, UNAIDS estimated that the Republic of South Africa had 140,000 HIV/AIDS deaths in 1997. However, after tabulating all deaths for 1997, the Republic of South Africa attributed only 6,635 deaths to HIV/AIDS. Such discrepancies are rarely noted. The Republic of South Africa (RSA) stands as the exemplar of these discrepancies, and is reputed to have the world's largest AIDS epidemic with an estimated 5.6 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in 2008. Such PLWH estimates, as with the estimates of HIV/AIDS deaths, are highly questionable. The reasons behind these discrepancies are clarified by describing two common misunderstandings of HIV infection that contribute to poor mathematical modeling outcomes. Unfortunately, the health authorities in the Republic of South Africa grant more validity to computer-generated estimates than to their own empirical death counts. The author discusses why these modeled estimates, and the HIV sero-prevalence surveys upon which they are based, are simply implausible. Presented with full references are raw numerical data on: the tabulated number of HIV/AIDS deaths in the RSA; the number of AIDS cases detected by RSA disease surveillance systems; UNAIDS/WHO estimates for AIDS deaths in the RSA; and UNAIDS/WHO estimates for the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the RSA. The total cumulative HIV/AIDS cases in the United States and Africa are also presented for comparison, and to place the African and RSA data within appropriate epidemiological context. Overall, these data span from 1981 to 2009. Altogether, these data, plus additional information detailing the nature of HIV infection and heterosexual HIV transmission rates, explain why the hyperbolic mathematical estimates and HIV antibody test surveys - the primary sources of HIV/AIDS data in Africa - are simply implausible.
Author : Maria de Bruyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1135475679
According to recent statistics from the World Health Organization, there are currently 36m people living with AIDS/HIV worldwide. The disease is having truly devastating effects in many countries. With this in view, FID has brought together this important collection of papers with contributions by health workers, HIV/AIDS activists, sociologists, policy analysts and journalists from around the world. Contents: Editorial: Health and the Right to Information: The Case of HIV/AIDS, Learning Across Regions: The Role of the Sexual Health Exchange International Newsletter International AIDS Conferences: Extending Information Exchange Beyond the Session Halls, The ExtraMED Biomedical Periodicals Library and HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS and Information: Region Specific Information for Journalists, How Safe are People's Interpretations of Safer Sex? Health Education Messages in the Context of HIV/AIDS, Breaking the Silence: The Role of HIV-positive Speakers in AIDS Education and Information, Copyright Restrictions and Non-English AIDS Information, Training on Gender and Reproductive Health: Placing HIV Prevention in the Broader Context, Selected Resources on HIV/AIDS
Author : Kenneth H. Mayer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2009-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0080921299
HIV/AIDS continues to be the pandemic of our times and there has not been a comprehensive medically based AIDS prevention book published in the last 5 years. It is estimated that 36 to 45 million people including 2-3 million children already are infected worldwide and an additional 4-7 million more are infected each year. There are about 6,000 new infections daily and about 12 million AIDS orphans. People receiving AIDS treatments feel well and have no detectable viral load, but still can infect others. And even when a vaccine is found, it will take many years before it can be administered across the developing world. - Discusses all aspects of AIDS prevention, from epidemiology, molecular immunology and virology to the principles of broad-based public health prevention interventions - Special focus on the array of interventions that have been proven effective through rigorous study - Identifies new trends in HIV/AID epidemiology and their impact on creating and implementing prevention interventions - Incorporates virology, biology, infectious diseases, vaccinology, microbicides and research methodologies into AIDS prevention
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 38,53 MB
Release : 1995
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 37,17 MB
Release : 1994
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN :
Author : Jeffrey Huber
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 29,33 MB
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000447898
HIV and AIDS information on the Internet can be very overwhelming. HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources organizes the information on the Internet about HIV and AIDS so you don?t have to. Don?t allow access to the most up-to-date HIV and AIDS-related Web sites be an impossible challenge! With HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources, you?ll know where to go to educate yourself and those you care about in an effort to stop the spread of this disease.HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources is guaranteed to help you find the best Web sites to answer questions you may have regarding HIV and AIDS. Even if what you are searching for isn?t in the main recommended Web sites, you?ll be directed to discussion and support destinations tailored to suit your needs. HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources reviews, evaluates, and categorizes all HIV and AIDS related Web sites according to who designed the Web site, the type of information within the Web site, and the Web site target audience. You?ll find the details of the best HIV/ AIDS information about: women, children, adolescents and minorities websites created by organizations such as the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) news sites general HIV and AIDS sites, a profile of HIV insite drug therapy sites, including one for alternative medicine medical management and Internet library resourcesSome newer Web sites use unusual terminology you may have never heard before. HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources clarifies this new language so you?ll understand exactly what is meant. You?ll never have to waste your time reading scattered articles about HIV and AIDS information on the Internet after buying your own copy of HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources.
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN :
The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda with far-reaching implications. This book details the current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what is known about the behaviors that contribute to the transmission of the HIV infection. It lays out what research is needed and what is necessary to design more effective prevention programs.
Author : Alan Whiteside
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2008-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0192806920
Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million.
