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Book SynopsisDispatches from the AIDS Pandemic is a unique firsthand account of the AIDS pandemic from three public health authorities who galvanized the AIDS pandemic response in the United States and abroad.
Trade ReviewI could not stop reading this book from start to finish. The best aspect of this fascinating book is its readability, captivating readers with how linked the problem is worldwide. The writing is succinct and has a human touch with stories of researchers and victims from around the world. * Barbara A Anderson, DrPH, MPH, MS, BSN(Frontier Nursing University) *
Table of ContentsPrologue Section I. From Unexplained Illness to Expanding Epidemic Chapter 1. CDC and Outbreak Response Chapter 2. The Beginning Chapter 3. Surveillance: The Cornerstone of the Early Response Chapter 4. Homosexual Men Chapter 5. Heterosexual Men and Women and Injection Drug Users Chapter 6. Haitian Americans and Haiti Chapter 7. Mothers and Infants Chapter 8. Blood and Blood Products Chapter 9. HIV: Discovery, Diagnosis, and Disease Chapter 10. Responding to Fears: Real and Imagined Threats Chapter 11. Making Predictions Section II. CDC and the Early International Response to AIDS Chapter 12. Working Internationally Chapter 13. Project SIDA in the Democratic Republic of Congo Chapter 14. Jonathan Mann: Past as Prologue Chapter 15. HIV-2 and Project RETRO-CI in Cote d'Ivoire Chapter 16. The HIV/AIDS Collaboration in Thailand Section III. The Modern AIDS Era Chapter 17. Advances in Science and Public Health Chapter 18. Origins Chapter 19. Increased Understanding, Improved Outcomes Chapter 20. CDC in the Modern AIDS Era Chapter 21. WHO and the Evolving AIDS Pandemic Chapter 22. CDC and the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Epilogue
