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Book Detail
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AIDS Sourcebook:
Basic Consumer Health Information AIDS & HIV Infection
Matthews, Dawn D., Ed.
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780780802254 Audience: General/ Laypersons Dimensions: 9.3 x 1.5 x 6.3 in
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Synopsis:
Evidence suggests that HIV -- the virus that causes AIDS -- has been in the United States at least since 1978. When AIDS first surfaced in the United States, there were no medicines to combat the underlying immune deficiency, and few treatments existed for the opportunistic diseases that resulted. The situation is now more promising. Multiple drugs that act to slow HIV have been approved for use in the United States, and more drugs are still being tested. Because no vaccine for HIV is yet available, the only way to reduce the risk of infection is to avoid behaviors that are associated with HIV transmission. The new edition of AIDS Sourcebook provides updated information about AIDS and its transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. It reports on new research and new strategies being used to help AIDS patients live longer, healthier lives. The book provides helpful advice to AIDS patients, family members, and caregivers about topics such as nutrition, preventing opportunistic infections, and caring for someone with AIDS at home. The book includes recent statistical data, reports on research initiatives, and prevention strategies along with a glossary of AIDS-related terms and directories of additional resources.
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