Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS, is one of the
greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Module 1 provides
an overview of this deadly disease, and of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. The module first recounts the worldwide
destruction wrought by AIDS since it was first identified in the early
1980's. It then describes in detail how infection with HIV leads to
AIDS, and how biological features, behaviors, psychological tendencies,
demographic characteristics, and social and cultural factors affect
people's chances of infection. Finally, Module 1 describes how HIV is
transmitted. The topics in this module include:
Chapter 1: An Overview of the HIV/AIDS
Epidemic
1.
What Are HIV and AIDS?
2. HIV/AIDS and Science: A Select Timeline
3. The Global Impact of HIV/AIDS
4. HIV/AIDS in the United States
5. The Changing Face of the HIV/AIDS
Epidemic
6. Additional Resources
for Chapter 1
Chapter 2: The Path from HIV to AIDS
1. The Biology of HIV
2. How HIV Makes People Sick
3. How HIV is Diagnosed
4. The Stages and Symptoms of HIV Disease
5. How We Know That HIV Causes AIDS
6. Additional Resources
for Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Correlates of Risk for HIV
Infection
1. Overview of Risk Factors for HIV
Infection
2. Biological Risk Factors for HIV
Infection
3. Behavioral Risk Factors for HIV
Infection
4. Psychological Risk Factors for HIV
Infection
5. Demographic Correlates of Risk for
HIV/AIDS
6. Social and Cultural Correlates of
Risk for HIV Infection
7. Additional Resources
for Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Transmission of HIV Infection
1. Overview of Transmission of HIV
Infection
2. Sexual Transmission of HIV
3. Drug Associated HIV Transmission
4. Vertical Transmission of HIV from
Parent to Child
5. HIV Transmission via Transfusion,
Transplantation, & Artificial Insemination
6. HIV Transmission in Health Care
Settings
7. Additional Resources
for Chapter 4
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