Contents

     Preface

     Abbreviations

     List of illustrations

     List of tables

1   The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

2   How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses

3   The factors that shape different epidemics

4   Illness, deaths, and populations

5   The impact of AIDS on production and people

6   AIDS and politics

7   Responding to HIV/AIDS

8   The next 25 years

     References and further reading

     Index