AIDS answers for teens
Subtitle: grades 7-12
By: written by Linda Schwartz ; illustrated by Beverly Armstrong.
Contributors: Armstrong, Beverly
Edition: [Rev. ed.]
Publisher: Learning Works
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) -- Study and teaching (Secondary); AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention
Description: Presents the facts about AIDS: what it is, how it is caused and spread, and how to prevent its transmission.
Notes: 7-12.
Table of contents: value: Pretest; value: What is AIDS?; value: When was AIDS first reported?; value: What causes AIDS?; value: How are people exposed to HIV?; value: When does the virus attack?; value: Who can get AIDS?; value: Who is at risk?; value: Can AIDS be spread by casual contact?; value: Can you get AIDS by kissing?; value: How safe are blood transfusions?; value: What about AIDS and drugs?; value: What about AIDS and sex?; value: What precautions must sexually active people take?; value: Does having a number of sex partners increase the risk?; value: Do all people infected with the virus get AIDS?; value: Why do some people stay well while others get AIDS?; value: Is there a test for AIDS?; value: Is there a cure for AIDS?; value: How does society treat people who have AIDS?; value: Where can more information about AIDS be obtained?; value: Extended activities; value: Posttest.