| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v 185 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v 185
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment: HIV/AIDS at a glance; Basic information about HIV/AIDS; What are HIV and AIDS?; HIV/AIDS and safe sex; Needle and syringe program; Safe drug use; HIV testing: early detection can delay the onset of AIDS; Living well; HIV treatment; Introduction to HIV treatment; The search for an HIV vaccine; Stigma and discrimination; Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS still an issue in Australia; The Disability Discrimination Act: a guide for people living with HIV and AIDS -- Chapter 2. HIV and AIDS in Australia: HIV/AIDS in Australia: A brief history; Unsafe sex rate doubles for gays; Call for national health strategy to curb rise in sex infections; Needle schemes stop thousands of HIV cases; Disease rates soar as young ignore safe sex messages; HIV/AIDS: Australia's international response; Australia urged to lead AIDS fight as disease grips northern neighbours -- Chapter 3. HIV/AIDS: A Global Epidemic: An overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; 21 years of HIV/AIDS; The impact of HIV/AIDS; UN predicts 70 million AIDS deaths by 2022; 45 million may have HIV by 2010; Half of HIV victims now women: UN; Millions dead and economic devastation: this is the other war; Preventing HIV/AIDS; World can't forget the war on AIDS |
| Summary |
HIV/AIDS is the single biggest health issue on the planet - 45 million people may have HIV by 2010, and 70 million deaths from AIDS are predicted by 2022. This book looks at: HIV/AIDS prevention such as safer sex and injecting drug use education; drug treatments and the search for a vaccine; discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS; the extent of HIV/AIDS in the Australian population; and the impacts of the epidemic on the international community, including its devastating impacts on reversing development gains, robbing millions of their lives, widening the gap between rich and poor and undermining social and economic security in the developing world |
| Analysis |
AIDS prevention |
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AIDS treatment |
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Discrimination |
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Reviews of research |
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History |
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Statistics |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 43 |
| Audience |
Senior secondary and tertiary students |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease)
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HIV infections.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Australia.
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HIV infections -- Australia.
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HIV Infections.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
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| Author |
Healey, Justin.
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| ISBN |
1876811943 : |
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