Product Description: This comprehensive review examines the biological, medical, social, historical, and political aspects of HIV/AIDS.• Original stories about living with HIV penned by HIV-positive patients• "Thought Boxes" and questions for discussion to challenge learners to think broadly and apply material presented in the book to other areas• Case studies from China, Africa, and India• Photographs taken by the author doing HIV work in Africa• A chronology that traces the HIV epidemic from its discovery a quarter century ag...read more

Product Description: Our understanding of HIV is constantly increasing, and practice standards continue to evolve. What was previously a progressive disease with frequent debilitating complications is now, for many patients, a treatable chronic medical condition...read more