AIDS sourcebook : 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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Omnigraphics, Inc., issuing body.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health Reference Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Popular works.

AIDS (Disease).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 691 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2018]

Summary:

"Provides consumer health information about transmission, testing, stages, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with facts about prevention, related complications, and tips for living with HIV/AIDS. Includes index, glossary of related terms, directory of resources and online access"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Basic information about human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

pt. 2. HIV/AIDS transmission, risk factors, and prevention

pt. 3. Receiving an HIV/AIDS diagnosis

pt. 4. Treatments and therapies for HIV/AIDS

pt. 5. Common co-occurring infections and complications of HIV/AIDS

pt. 6. Living with HIV infection

pt. 7. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787850163

1787850161

9780780816374

0780816374

OCLC:

1033578156