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Foreword

• The Eras of AIDS
  James W. Curran, M.D., M.P.H.
• Lessons from the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  Peter Piot, M.D., Ph.D.
• Editor's Note and Guide to Usage
• Editors and Contributors
• Alphabetical List of Entries
• Resource Guide

Overview

Basic Science and Epidemiology

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Basic Science and Epidemiology: "Challenging the Mainstream Consensus: AIDS Dissidents"
• Entry:
  • AIDS, Case Definition of
  • Epidemics, Historical

Transmission and Prevention

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Transmission and Prevention: "The Intersection of Host and Virus: Risk Factors for HIV Infection"
• Entry:
  • Harm Reduction
  • Injecting Drug Use, Subculture of
  • Monogamy

Pathology and Treatment

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Pathology and Treatment: "Fighting for Our Lives: AIDS Treatment Activism"
• Entry:
  • Bereavement
  • Mental Health

Impacted Populations

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Impacted Populations: "Life in the Maelstrom: Living and Working Amid the AIDS Epidemic"
• Entry:
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Stigma

Government and Activism

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Government and Activism: "The High Price of Homophobia: HIV Prevention Education"
• Entry:
  • ACT UP
  • Congress, U.S.
  • Presidency, U.S.
  • Symbols

Policy and Law

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Policy and Law: "Double Discrimination: Women with HIV/AIDS"
• Entry:
  • Economics
  • Ethics, Public
  • Immigration Issues and Travel Restrictions

Culture and Society

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: Culture and Society: "The Plague of Our Time: Societal Responses to AIDS"
• Entry:
  • Artists and Entertainers
  • Film
  • Human Rights
  • Religious Faith and Spirituality
  • Television Programming

The Global Epidemic

• Overview
  • Synopsis
  • Perspectives on the AIDS Epidemic: The Global Epidemic: "Parallel Epidemics: AIDS in the Developed and Developing Worlds"
• Entry:
  • Asia, East
  • Canada
  • Russia and the Former Soviet Union

The Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic, Raymond A. Smith, Editor. Copyright © 1998, Raymond A. Smith. Carried by permission of Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

Encyclopedia of AIDS $25 US/832 pp/Illustrated

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