Synopsis
While AIDS is not the health threat that it once was in North America, it is still a significant public health problem and is a devastating epidemic in Africa and Asia. 100 Questions & Answers about AIDS and HIV provides answers to the most common questions asked by AIDS/HIV patients and their families. Written by a John Hopkins physician specializing in men's health, this must-have resource is for all AIDS/HIV patients, their families, and for high-risk individuals intent on avoiding the disease.
About the Author
Joel Gallant, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service. Dr. Gallant is an infectious disease specialist with expertise in HIV infection and AIDS. He studied medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, completed his internal medicine training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and his infectious disease fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he now cares for hundreds of HIV-positive patients and conducts clinical trials on new treatments for HIV infection. Dr. Gallant, who received the HIV Clinical Education Award from the HIV Medical Association in 2006, is internationally recognized for his ability to communicate new research developments and treatment strategies to both professional and lay audiences. He is also the coauthor, with John G. Bartlett, of Medical Management of HIV Infection, and he conducts web-based question-and-answer forums for clinicians and patients on the Hopkins HIV Guide.
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