| Description |
xi, 218 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index. |
| Summary |
Dow and Essex tell the true story of lives in Botswana ravaged by AIDS. Witness the actions of community leaders, medical professionals, research scientists, and educators of all types to see how an unprecedented epidemic of death and destruction is being stopped in its tracks. |
| Contents |
A family of funerals : the epidemic -- I know you still love me : sexual transmission -- Masego and Katlego : mother-to-child transmission -- Mandla gets tested : diagnosis of HIV infection -- The death of Mma Monica : AIDS disease in adults and availability of treatment -- Naledi and her nephew Shima : AIDS in children -- It is the will of God : HIV and tuberculosis -- Walking skeletons and hesitant hugs : toxicities and resistance to drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS -- The page is turning red : blood transfusion as a risk for HIV infection -- A tribal tradition : male circumcision to prevent HIV infection -- A matter of commitment : development of an HIV vaccine -- Ancestral control : evil spirits and HIV as the cause of AIDS -- He died in China : fear and stigma -- Opelo's rebellion : issues of adolescents and women -- Desperation for Pono : orphans of HIV/AIDS -- Government action makes a difference : a nation responds. |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) -- Botswana.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- epidemiology -- Botswana. |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- epidemiology -- HIV Infections. |
| Added Author |
Essex, Myron.
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| ISBN |
9780674050778 (alk. paper) |
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0674050770 (alk. paper) |
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