| Description |
208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Summary |
"What Causes AIDS?; What Is the Status of the Global AIDS Epidemic?; How Can the Spread of AIDS Be Controlled?; How Should AIDS Be Treated?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197) and index. |
| Contents |
What causes AIDS? HIV causes AIDS / Jonny Steinberg -- HIV does not cause AIDS / Henry Bauer -- Bringing modern medicine to Africa may have caused AIDS / Helen Epstein -- AIDS was caused by medical research / Alan Cantwell -- Sexual intercourse spreads AIDS / Microbicide Trials Network -- Transmission of the AIDS virus by heterosexual intercourse is negligible / James Chin -- What is the status of the global AIDS epidemic? The global AIDS epidemic is a growing threat / AVERT -- The global AIDS epidemic is exaggerated / Michael Fitzpatrick -- AIDS is devastating Africa / Stephanie Nolen -- The impact of AIDS in Africa is overblown / Matthew Cullinan Hoffman -- How can the spread of AIDS be controlled? Routine HIV testing could help control the spread of AIDS / David McQuoid-Mason -- Routine HIV testing invades privacy / Bruce Patsner -- The Catholic Church may allow condom use in some cases / Associated Press -- The Catholic Church does not endorse condom use / Raymond Burke, as told to John Burger -- How should AIDS be treated? AIDS drug treatments prolong lives / Sten H. Vermund -- AIDS drug treatments do not prolong lives / Henry Bauer -- HIV drug resistance is a concern / AIDS Community Research Initiative of America -- Nutritional AIDS treatments are effective / Raxit J. Jariwalla, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, and Matthias Rath -- Nutritional AIDS treatments are quackery / Anso Thom. |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
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| ISBN |
9780737757057 hardback |
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0737757051 hardback |
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9780737757064 paperback |
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073775706X paperback |
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