Understanding And Preventing AIDS: A Book for Everyone

by Chris Jennings

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

RC607.A26 J46 1993

Publication

Health Alert Communications (1992), Edition: 2, Paperback, 230 pages

Description

"The theory that AIDS originated in African monkeys arose from an incident of laboratory contamination." ● The scientific literature is clear: (1) New York City is the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic; (2) the theory that HIV came from monkeys is a fallacy; the theory that AIDS originated in African monkeys arose from an incident of laboratory contamination; and (3) the African AIDS epidemic-as-holocaust never manifested. "The first Africans diagnosed with AIDS were residents of Belgium." ● Fully referenced, based on a forensic review of over 3000 scientific and medical journal articles, this book redefines global concepts for the prevalence and distribution of HIV infection. For many readers, each page will be a revelation as the Author not only deconstructs many myths and misconceptions, but also describes how the current misconceptions came into being. "The first documented case of international HIV transmission occurred between New York City and Copenhagen." ● The adjuvant companion book, HIV/AIDS in SOUTH AFRICA - THE FACTS AND THE FICTION provides numerical substantiation for some of the assertions presented in HIV/AIDS - The Facts and the Fiction. Together, they redefine global concepts for the prevalence and distribution of HIV infection, and have powerful implications for HIV/AIDS funding, research prerogatives, and global health care interventions. The author's prior book, UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING AIDS: A BOOK FOR EVERYONE was favorably reviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine ● adopted for staff education by Massachusetts General Hospital, the hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); and Walter Reed Army Medical Institute ● sold in medical bookstores ● purchased by innumerable city and state health agencies ● and utilized as a textbook at colleges, nursing schools, and public health schools.… (more)

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LibraryThing member DDonovan
The message contained in Understanding and Preventing AIDS: a Book for Everyone is so valuable that it appears in a Spanish-language edition, has been favorably reviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine, and has received much acclaim from hospitals, medical institutes, and schools adopting it
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as a textbook.

With so many books on the market discussing nearly every imaginable aspect of AIDS, it may initially be difficult to understand why Understanding and Preventing AIDS is a standout - but evidence to support this fact begins with a table of contents that lends especially well to at-a-glance information with subject headings that are specific and well-done ("Humans-The Host", "Types of HIV Infections", "Catching AIDS", "Preventing HIV Infections", and more).

There's a lot of science and health information - much of it quite detailed; but all of it accessible to lay readers. There are charts, illustrations, and color photos - in other words, any kind of informational visual needed to explain a system or a medical point is employed. Finally, there's a candid attention to discussing everything from sexual method to why there is a reluctance to consider condoms, leaving nothing to wonder. Simple language is used that is direct, scientific, and easy to understand, making Understanding and Preventing AIDS: a Book for Everyone a 'must' for any collection looking to blend the latest scientific and health facts with an approach accessible to lay audiences and medical personnel alike.
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Language

ISBN

0936571012 / 9780936571010

Local notes

OCLC = 287

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