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HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Origins, Science, and Global Impact

by Cindy Gustafson-Brown

A multidisciplinary introduction to HIV/AIDS

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A multidisciplinary introduction to HIV/AIDS

Bringing together readings from across disciplines, this collection connects the biology of HIV with the wider public-health and social dimensions of the epidemic. Its scientific coverage includes the immune system, virology, testing, disease progression, vaccines, and therapies, alongside epidemiology, transmission, and prevention. Personal accounts and historical reflection add human perspectives, while selections on economic questions, sexual violence, and HIV denialism broaden the subjects under discussion. The range makes the book a resource for exploring how scientific knowledge, public-health concerns, and lived experience intersect in accounts of the AIDS epidemic.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students in biology courses seeking an interdisciplinary introduction to HIV/AIDS.
  • Readers studying public health who want material spanning science, prevention, history, and personal accounts.
  • Non-biology majors looking for an accessible introduction to the subject.

Themes

HIV biology and medical researchPublic health and preventionHistory and personal accountsSocial and economic dimensions of the epidemic

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Book overview

HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Origins, Science, and Global Impact provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the AIDS epidemic through readings from diverse, interdisciplinary sources. The relevant biology is clearly explained, from the immune system to virology, as well as HIV testing, disease progression, vaccines, therapies, and recent developments in the field. The scientific topics expand further into public health with articles on epidemiology, transmission, and prevention.

The book also engages readers with compelling personal accounts of the AIDS epidemic, invites them to wrestle with economic quandaries, and encourages them to reflect on history. Real-world connections range from the profoundly human, in an article on the role of sexual violence in propagating HIV, to the surreal, in accounts of the insidious phenomenon of HIV denialism.

HIV/AIDS Pandemic can be used in both lower and upper division biology courses, and the material is accessible to non-biology majors as well. In addition, the book is an excellent supplement for courses on public health issues.

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