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HIV/AIDS in South Africa / edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim. - Second edition. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (608 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Birth of a rapidly growing epidemic -- The virus, the human host and their interactions -- HIV risk factors and prevention strategies -- Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic -- The impact of AIDS -- Treating HIV -- What does the future hold?

This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.

ISBN: 9781139062404 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
AIDS (Disease)--South Africa.
HIV infections--South Africa.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--South Africa.
AIDS (Disease)--Treatment--South Africa.
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention.--South Africa
AIDS (Disease)--Treatment.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients.
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention.
HIV infections.
HIV-positive persons.
HIV-positive persons--South Africa.

LC Class. No.: RA643.86.S6 / H585 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 616.979200968