HIV Infection: The Facts You Need to Know (Venture-Health & the Human Body)

Kenneth L. Packer

ISBN 10: 0531158993 / ISBN 13: 9780531158999

Published by Franklin Watts July 1998, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HIV Infection: The Facts You Need to Know (Venture-Health & the Human Body)
• Publisher: Franklin Watts July 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0531158993
• ISBN 13: 9780531158999
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medical

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Synopsis

Explains HIV, how infection with it can lead to AIDS, how it is transmitted, and what is being done to prevent and cure the disease

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up?Offering itself as a "reference guide for teens and young adults," this title succeeds in its mission to dispel myths and to communicate, honestly and intensely, the truth about the HIV virus. Unlike most topical overviews, the depth of information and attention to detail make this book unique among the growing numbers of volumes devoted to AIDS education. Packer provides a thorough, concise examination of the biology of the HIV virus and its effects on the immune system. Difficult scientific concepts are mitigated by clear and unbiased?if uninspired?language and diagrams. The book gives a brief, yet comprehensive look at the progression of the virus, treatments, side effects, and sociopolitical ramifications. Appendixes offer Web sites and national hotline information. To his credit, the author does not stop with a simplistic exhortation to practice abstinence or safe sex, but offers, in accessible language, protection and prevention strategies including refusal skills, alternatives to sexual activity, specifics on how to use condoms, and even tips on how to clean and disinfect needles. Emphasis is placed on the importance of decision making and self-respect. Although stylistically unremarkable?the tone is neutral; italicized "vocabulary" words seem randomly chosen, occurring in places with distracting frequency; and the division of material is occasionally choppy?for all this, the book is uncompromising in its delivery of the facts. Readers will find vital information appropriate both for reports and personal elucidation.?Jennifer A. Fakolt, Carson City Public Library, NV
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