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Because of the extraordinary sweep of the epidemic,tens of thousands and specializes works have been published about the social, potitical, cultural, and scientific simensions of AIDS and its causative agent, the Human Immuno-Deficiency virus (HIV). Yet, to date, no single volume has ever sought to systematically Organize, synthesize, and Contextualize this enormous bosy of information for a general readership . The Encyclopaedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural and Scientific Record of the HIV epdemic is the fires reference work to undertaken such a task by covering all major aspects of the global HIV/AIDS crisis concluding with the recent break- through in treatments.It provides extensive coverage of Major topics in eight areas: basic science and epidemiology;transmisison and Prevention; pathology and tratment; impacted populations; policy and law: Politics and activism; cultural and society; and the global epidemic. with more than 300 entries written by 176 specialists from around the worked and illustrated with more than 100 photographs and charts, The Encyclopaedia of AIDS is an essential reference work for students at the undergaduate and graduate levels, professionals in a wide variety of medical, service and healthcare fields, academics, researchers,Journalists and general readers. This encyclopaedia also aims at exploring the Asia-Pacific countries with up- to -date data issues and strategies for reducing the epidemic.
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