[Very Short Introductions 01] • HIV & AIDS, A Very Short Introduction by Whiteside, Alan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents Preface List of illustrations List of tables List of abbreviations 1 The emergence and state of the HIV and AIDS epidemic

The identification of HIV and AIDS The long-wave epidemic The global and regional epidemics Prevalence and incidence Where information comes from

2 How HIV and AIDS work and scientific responses

How the virus works Stages of infection Transmission Treatment TB and HIV Biomedical interventions The role of ART treatment in prevention

3 What shapes epidemics?

Biomedical drivers Behaviour Social, economic, political, and other determinants The big picture

4 Illness, death, and the demographic impact

Demography and the epidemic Increased mortality in adults Infant and child mortality Falling life expectancy Changing population composition Orphaning Beyond demographics to social and economic impact

5 Production and people

The conundrum of macro-economic effects AIDS and the private sector Subsistence agriculture and the ‘new variant famine’ hypothesis Families and households The myth of coping

6 Development, numbers, and politics

Development and targets The golden age of specific AIDS goals Politics AIDS, conflict, and security The numbers game The political impact Natural and human disasters

7 Treatment and prevention dilemmas

The public health context HIV prevention AIDS treatment development The state of ART Ways ahead

8 Funding the epidemic

The history of funding Mobilizing international money Taking stock Looking forward Domestic and innovative funding Security is crucial

9 Big issues and major challenges

Location and population Technology Reaching adolescent girls and young women Finance Tipping points

References and further reading Index The History of Medicine Sexuality Infectious Diseases Social Media Epidemiology