An Introduction to HIV/AIDS

Acquired immune deficinecy syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. This condition prefressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumours. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-seminal fluid, and breast milk. This book presents the worldwide information about HIV/AIDS to keep the policy makers, planners, professionals, activists, researchers, educationists, teachers and students well informed of the epidemic.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Origins of AIDS
How does AIDS Effect the Immune System?
HIV Symptoms: What are They?
Risks and Realities of Childhood during the HIV Epidence
How can HIV Transmission be Prevented?