{"product_id":"hiv-pioneers-9781421425726","title":"HIV Pioneers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving collection of firsthand accounts of the HIV epidemic.   Tremendous strides have been made in the prevention and treatment of HIV since the disease first appeared in the 1980s. But because many of the people who studied and battled the virus in those early days are now gone, firsthand accounts are at risk of being lost. In HIV Pioneers, Wendee M. Wechsberg collects 29 first stories from the outset of the AIDS epidemic. These moving personal narratives and critical historical essays not only shed light on the experiences of global health pioneers, prominent scientists, and HIV survivors, but also preserve valuable lessons for managing the risk and impact of future epidemics.   With unprecedented access to many key actors in the fight against AIDS and HIV, Wechsberg brings to life the harrowing reality of those early days of the epidemic. The book captures the experiences of those still working diligently and innovatively in the field, elevating the voices of doctors, scientists,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book.\u003cbr\u003e—Fay Hartley, \u003ci\u003eBritish Society for the History of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit.\u003cbr\u003e—David Solomon, Anglia Ruskin University, \u003ci\u003eNursing Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by James W. Curran\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePatients, Physicians, and Hospitals\u003cbr\u003eThe Healer, Dr. Beny Primm: Uncommon Man for Uncommon Times \u003cbr\u003e\"That AZT Kills Patients\": Learning from Lamar—A 25-Year-Long Patient-Doctor Relationship \u003cbr\u003eUnmoored \u003cbr\u003eYet Another Stigma: HIV Strikes People with Severe Mental Illness \u003cbr\u003eAIDS Case Management: A Community Response \u003cbr\u003eWomen and Pioneering Women\u003cbr\u003eCherchez la Femme: Yes, the French Woman Did It. She Discovered the AIDS Virus.\u003cbr\u003eThe Needlestick Accident That Launched Healthcare Worker Safety: A Nurse's HIV Journey\u003cbr\u003eHIV Takes Center Stage\u003cbr\u003e\"Don't Die of Ignorance\": A Scramble for Knowledge \u003cbr\u003eMethadone Treatment, Jessie Helms, and Reaching Women Who Use Drugs \u003cbr\u003eSouth Africa's Response to AIDS and Preventing HIV in Young Women \u003cbr\u003eSurvivors\u003cbr\u003eFinding the Black Church in the Fight to End AIDS: My Story \u003cbr\u003eFinding My Calling in Hell: My Journey Through the Early Years of AIDS\u003cbr\u003eWhat Did You Learn, Dorothy? \u003cbr\u003eOnce a Garden, Now a Wildflower \u003cbr\u003ePersonal Turning Points\u003cbr\u003eBaltimore's HERO \u003cbr\u003eBut You're Not Part of Our Community \u003cbr\u003eThe Accidental Ethnographer \u003cbr\u003ePeople Who Use Drugs\u003cbr\u003eGRID: Gay-Related Immune Deficiency \u003cbr\u003eStories and Lessons Learned Surrounding People Who Inject Drugs: The Early Days of the HIV\/AIDS Epidemic \u003cbr\u003eEncounter With the Dark Side \u003cbr\u003eJunkiebonden and Users' Groups: Learning About the Collective Organization of People Who Use Drugs \u003cbr\u003eSocial and Behavioral Science\u003cbr\u003eWe're From the Government and We're Here to Help You \u003cbr\u003eFirst AIDS Grant, First Interviews with AIDS Patients, First Syringe Exchange Politics, First Syringe Research \u003cbr\u003eThe Development, Testing, and Implementation of an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model for the Prediction and Promotion of HIV\/AIDS Preventive Behavior \u003cbr\u003eOut of Suffering: New Directions in AIDS Behavioral Prevention Research From a Personal Perspective \u003cbr\u003eFrom the Many One: A Collaborative Approach \u003cbr\u003eHistorical Perspectives\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning of Science in the HIV Epidemic: Eureka Moments \u003cbr\u003e\"Slim Disease\": A New Health Scare in Uganda \u003cbr\u003eAfterword \u003cbr\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408125829463,"sku":"9781421425726","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421425726.jpg?v=1730501678","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hiv-pioneers-9781421425726","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}