AIDS sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including facts about its origins, stages, types, transmission, risk factors, and prevention, and featuring details about diagnostic testing, antiretroviral treatments, and co-occurring infections, such as cytomegalovirus, mycobacterium avium complex, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and toxoplasmosis; along with tips for living with hiv/aids, updated statistics, reports on current research initiatives, a glossary of related terms, and a list of resources for additional help and information
By: edited by Sandra J. Judd
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780780811478
Subjects: AIDS (Disease); Popular works
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information about transmission, testing, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), related complications, and tips for living with HIV/AIDS. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.