Hiv / Aids

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-226) and index.; HIV/AIDS: The Spread of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic; Treatment of HIV/AIDS; Moral Issues and HIV/AIDS; Discrimination and HIV/AIDS--Provided by publisher.. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Spread of the HIV: AIDS Epidemic -- 1. The AIDS Plague in the West Is Not Over / Alex Blaze -- 2. The AIDS Epidemic in Britain Was a Myth / Michael Fitzpatrick -- 3. Africa's HIV/AIDS Epidemic Is Especially Virulent Because of Poverty / Noel Dzimnenani Mbirimtengerenji -- 4. Africa's HIV/AIDS Epidemic Is Especially Virulent Because It Was First / John Iliffe -- 5. Senegal Controlled Its AIDS Epidemic United States Agency for International Development -- 6. The Epidemic in the Philippines Has Been Less Virulent than Expected / Eugenio M. Caccam Jr -- 7. Pakistan Is on the Verge of an AIDS Epidemic / Mohammad A. Rai, Haider J. Warraich, Syed H. Ally, Vivek R. Nerurkar -- 8. The HIV/AIDS Epidemic Creates Orphans in China and Worldwide / Cesar Chelala -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Treatment of HIV/AlDS -- 1. In Sub-Saharan Africa Failure to Accept Scientific Consensus Interferes with HIV Treatment / Marco Evers -- 2. In India, the Scientific Consensus Has Not Led to Effective HIV / Rupa Chinai -- 3. Hopeful Progress Is Being Made Toward an AIDS / Khopotso Bodibe -- 4. Drugs Rather than Vaccines May Be the Key to Controlling AIDS The Economist -- 5. HIV/AIDS Treatment Is Hampered by Lack of Political Will. / Kate Kelland -- 6. Brazil Needs to Alter Its Policy on Providing Anti-AIDS Drugs / Alexandre Grangeiro, Luciana Teixeira, Francisco I. Bastos, Paulo Teixeira -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Moral Issues and HIV/AIDS -- Prosecuting! Canadians Who Fail to Disclose HIV/AIDS Is Moral. / Rosie DiManno -- 2. Prosecuting Germans Who Fail to Disclose HIV/AIDS Is Not Moral / Gisela Friedrichsen -- 3. Iran's Moral Flexibility, Has Helped the Fight Against / Karl Vick -- 4. In Russia, Competing Moralities Hamper the Fight Against AIDS. / Jarrett Zigon -- 5. The Pope's Opposition to Condom Use Is Moral / Timothy Finigan -- 6. The Pope's Opposition to Condom Use Is Immoral / Ben Goldacre -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4. Discrimination and HIV/AIDS -- 1. HIV/AIDS Is Spreading Among Children in Eastern Europe Because of Discrimination. / Ruslan Malyuta, Paul Nary, Jadranka Mimica -- 2. HIV/AIDS Is Spreading in Eastern Europe Because of Free Market Changes / Markus Salzmann -- 3. In Asia, Discrimination Against Homosexual Men Hampers the Fight Against HTV/AIDS. / Edmund Settle -- 4. In Zambia, Discrimination Against Women Hampers the Fight Against HIV/AIDS. / Nada Ali -- 5. In Indonesia, HTV/AIDS Intensities Discrimination Against Women / Thaufiek Zulbahary, Rochelle Jones -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography of Books -- Index. Brief Description: "HIV/AIDS: The Spread of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic; Treatment of HIV/AIDS; Moral Issues and HIV/AIDS; Discrimination and HIV/AIDS"--Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: This series provides readers with the information they need to think critically about the worldwide implications of global issues; each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions.;; By illuminating the complexities and interrelations of the global community, this excellent resource helps students and other researchers enhance their global awareness. Each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a pan Contributor Bio:  Berlatsky, Noah B01