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1) HIV and AIDS
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There have been spectacular gains made in the battle against HIV and the disease it causes, AIDS, but it remains one of the world's biggest killers. Follow the path of this virus from its origins in Africa, to its emergence as the cause of a frightening epidemic, to its status as a treatable but incurable condition. There are timelines on the important dates in the history of HIV and on celebrity deaths. Among the sidebars are one on a young man whose...
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"More than 38 million people around the world live with HIV/AIDS. For decades, scientists have been studying AIDS and the HIV virus that causes it. This fascinating book describes its emergence as a new disease and the reasons why it took as long as it did to find a treatment. Find out how, thanks to new treatments and technologies, this disease that was once almost unstoppable can now be effectively treated and, in some cases, cured."--
3) AIDS
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English
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An introduction to HIV and AIDS provides basic information about the symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment of the disease.
4) Aids crisis
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English
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"This title focuses on the AIDS crisis and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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"Interwoven with photographs of the people lost, this memoir chronicles the AIDS pandemic from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, up until the death of the author's partner"--
In the 1980s and 1990s the HIV/AIDS epidemic took hold across the country. The devastating disease progressed through the gay community, causing staggering losses as divisive politics and discrimination exacerbated the death toll. Curlee, like most people in their twenties at...
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
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Magination Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Determined not to let history forget those who died of AIDS, activist Cleve Jones creates a memorial quilt to commemorate the lives of those lost and bring awareness to the disease. Includes a Names Project timeline.
"Cleve Jones' extraordinary life was pieced together, then stitched tightly into different types of quilts. From the blanket that his great-grandmother made for him as a boy, to the friends he gathered in San Francisco as young man,...
8) HIV/AIDS
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Creative Education
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"A look at HIV/AIDS, examining the ways in which the disease can be contracted, its symptoms and diagnosis, the effects it has on a person's daily life, and ongoing efforts to find a cure"--Provided by publisher.
11) AIDS
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Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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"What Causes AIDS?; What Is the Status of the Global AIDS Epidemic?; How Can the Spread of AIDS Be Controlled?; How Should AIDS Be Treated?"--
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Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
Description
The 1918 influenza pandemic. The Polio scourge. The AIDS epidemic. The Ebola and Zika outbreaks. Modern history has seen numerous deadly viruses and pandemics that have harmed or killed hundreds of millions of people. And the history is ongoing. The world is facing antibiotic-resistant superbugs and infectious diseases tied to climate change, and our previously reliable medicines and treatments no longer always work. What causes these outbreaks, how...
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Village Earth Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
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English
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"AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a huge health problem. Millions of people around the world are affected by AIDS each day. Many children grow up without parents because they died of AIDS. Many parents must live with the fact that their kids with AIDS will have very difficult lives. You hear about AIDS on TV and read about it online. But many people-kids and adults-don't understand much about AIDS. How do you catch HIV/AIDS? What is life...
14) The AIDS update
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Enslow
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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"Discusses the causes, diagnoses, treatment methods, and future of AIDS"--Provided by publisher.
17) AIDS
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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Discusses the disease AIDS, including its cause, potential sources of HIV infection, testing, and treatment.
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