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AIDS in Africa

The way we deal with AIDS in Africa will All of them take account of the local cultural determine Africa’s future. The devastation context. But they all have something else in wrought by HIV/AIDS on the continent is so common; they stem from a political will to acute that it has become one of the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Essex, Max (Editor), Mboup, Souleymane (Editor), Kanki, Phyllis J. (Editor), Marlink, Richard G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:2nd ed. 2002
Subjects:
Regional And Cultural Studies
Public Health
Sociology, General
Sociology
Health Promotion And Disease Prevention
Epidemiology
Anthropology
Health Promotion
Culture—study And Teaching
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Etiology of AIDS
  • The Molecular Virology of HIV-1
  • Immunopathogenesis of AIDS
  • Effect of Genetic Variation on HIV Transmission and Progression to AIDS
  • Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2)
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses and the Origin of HIVs
  • Serodiagnosis of HIV Infection
  • Molecular Diagnosis of HIV Infection
  • Monitoring HIV-1 Subtype Distribution
  • Monitoring Viral Load
  • Monitoring Immune Function
  • The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS
  • Transmission of HIV
  • Role of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in HIV-1 Transmission
  • Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
  • HIV-1 Subtypes and Recombinants
  • Current Estimates and Projections for the Epidemic
  • Clinical Diagnosis of AIDS and HIV-Related Diseases
  • Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings
  • HIV-1 Drug Resistance
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Tuberculosis
  • HIV Infection and Cancer
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Nurses
  • Home-Based Care
  • Nutrition and HIV Infection
  • Access to HIV and AIDS Care
  • Diagnosis of Pediatric HIV Infection
  • Treatment of HIV in Children Using Antiretroviral Drugs
  • Pediatric Opportunistic Infections
  • Male Condoms and Circumcision
  • Female Condoms and Microbicides
  • Behavioral Change: Goals and Means
  • Voluntary Counseling and Testing
  • Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of HIV
  • Prevention of Breast Milk Transmission of HIV
  • Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposure and Sexual Assault
  • The Need for a Vaccine
  • HIV Vaccines Design and Development
  • HIV-1 Vaccine Testing, Trial Design, and Ethics
  • Regional Variations in the African Epidemics
  • Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
  • Gender and HIV/AIDS
  • The Orphan Crisis
  • The Economics of AIDS in Africa
  • International Cooperation and Mobilization

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