Epidemiology and the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
KM De Cock - … Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2001 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first described in the USA in
1981, there is evidence that individual cases occurred considerably earlier in Central Africa …
1981, there is evidence that individual cases occurred considerably earlier in Central Africa …
The evolving HIV pandemic
CA Hankins, KA Stanecki, PD Ghys… - The HIV Pandemic …, 2006 - books.google.com
HIV is unique in recent human history in its rapid spread, its extent and the depth of its
impact. Since the first AIDS case was diagnosed in 1981, the world has struggled to come to …
impact. Since the first AIDS case was diagnosed in 1981, the world has struggled to come to …
HIV epidemic has wide-ranging impact
ET Ben-Ari - Bioscience, 1999 - search.proquest.com
HIV epidemic has wide-ranging impact HIV epidemic has wide-ranging impact Abstract If
demographers' predictions hold true, the worldwide HIV epidemic could claim more lives in …
demographers' predictions hold true, the worldwide HIV epidemic could claim more lives in …
[PDF][PDF] A global strategy... for a global challenge
JM Mann - World health 1988; Mar: 4-8, 1988 - apps.who.int
The AIDS virus swept across the world, silently, before we even knew it existed. The
worldwide epidemic was well under way by 1981, when AIDS was first recognised and was …
worldwide epidemic was well under way by 1981, when AIDS was first recognised and was …
[PDF][PDF] HIV/AIDS-Will we win and when
GAO Alleyne - 2012 - uwispace.sta.uwi.edu
This issue of the UN Chronicle focuses on global health and it is very apt that the evolution
of the HIV epidemic should be considered in the context of global health. Global health …
of the HIV epidemic should be considered in the context of global health. Global health …
[PDF][PDF] The Evolving Global Pandemic of HIV/AIDS
TC Quinn - Notes of Preparation, 1999 - Citeseer
The World Health Organization and UNAIDS released several months ago, their most recent
report on the number of HIV infected people living in the world. There are approximately 33 …
report on the number of HIV infected people living in the world. There are approximately 33 …
[HTML][HTML] HIV and AIDS in relation to other pandemics: Among the viruses plaguing humans, HIV is a recent acquisition. Its outstanding success as an infection poses …
RA Weiss - EMBO reports, 2003 - embopress.org
(HIV-1) is an outstanding success. HIV has readily exploited various niches provided by our
lifestyle in the developed world, including air travel, narcotic dependence and steamy …
lifestyle in the developed world, including air travel, narcotic dependence and steamy …
[HTML][HTML] HIV, Science, and the Social
E Raikhel - global health, 2011 - somatosphere.com
Recently two important journals have released special issues on closely related topics. A
special issue of Biosocieties on “The global health complex” examines the “growing role of …
special issue of Biosocieties on “The global health complex” examines the “growing role of …
Epidemic Roots
T Barnett, A Whiteside - AIDS in the Twenty-First Century: Disease and …, 2002 - Springer
We may think of epidemics as unusual events, moments when disease organisms cross
boundaries between habituated and non-habituated populations. We should rather consider …
boundaries between habituated and non-habituated populations. We should rather consider …