Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Biological, Medical, Social and Legal Issues (3rd Edition)

A text for undergraduate courses on AIDS, also useful as a resource for training AIDS counselors and health care workers. Coverage includes related biology and epidemiology and information on prevention, prevalence, and testing. Features boxes on related topics, different points of view, and pro/con discussions. Three final chapters present examples demonstrating the social, economic, and legal issues associated with HIV disease, such as societal fear of AIDS and insurance issues. Includes chapter summaries, key concepts, and review questions. As befitting the subject, layout is grim. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.