HIV/AIDS

by Noah Berlatsky

Overview

According to UNICEF, every two minutes, an adolescent between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with HIV. Two-thirds of them girls. This world wide crisis however, now presents a possible future generation who is AIDS-free, which is good news. Information is part of what fights the spreads of HIV and AIDS. Give your readers a powerful, global perspective on issues relating to this infection and disease. This book delivers contemporary perspectives on the featured issue, with the majority of the material reflecting stances of countries other than the United States. Readers will learn about the spread, treatment, moral issues, and discrimination involved with HIV and AIDS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737756579
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/27/2011
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Editorial Reviews

Review: HIV/AIDS "Greenhaven Press has a hot print reference series to check out. Appropriate for high schoolers and general readers, the ‘Global Viewpoints' series contains news and magazine articles, authoritative essays, and primary-source documents and will grow by eight to ten per year."—Library Journal, March 15, 2009

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