100 Questions and Answers about HIV and AIDS

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Nearly 40 years into the HIV and AIDS epidemic there is a wealth of information available, but it is difficult to determine what is factual and reliable. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a friend or relative of someone suffering from HIV or AIDS, this book can help. Offering both doctor and patient perspectives, 100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS, Fifth Edition provides authoritative and practical answers to the most commonly asked questions by patients and their loved ones. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? How can HIV infection be prevented? How do I find the right medical care? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on diagnosis, treatment, living with HIV and more. Updated to provide the latest information, 100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS, Fifth Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease.

Dr. Paul E. Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), where he holds the Bruce A. Beal and Robert L. Beal Distinguished Chair in Infectious Diseases, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sax received his MD from Harvard Medical School, completed his residency in Internal Medicine at BWH, then fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the flagship journal of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and is Section Editor of HIV/AIDS in UpToDate. He writes HIV and ID Observations for NEJM Journal Watch, and is on the Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel of the International Antiviral Society – USA. Dr. Sax teaches regularly on HIV and infectious diseases locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition to his clinical practice, writing, and teaching, his ongoing areas of research include clinical trials of antiretroviral therapies, cost-effectiveness of management strategies for HIV, and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy.