AIDS Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach AIDS.

  • 10 Student Essays
  • 16 Encyclopedia Articles
  • 5 Literature Criticisms
  • ...and more

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The AIDS Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (16)

713 words, approx. 3 pages
Aids Research Since 1985 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has supported fundamental studies on the various factors that affect protein crystal growth processes. More than thirt... Read more
3,930 words, approx. 14 pages
Needle and Syringe Exchanges and Hiv/Aids The first syringe exchange (SE) program was begun in 1984 in Amsterdam, the NETHERLANDS, out of concern for the spread of hepatitis B among INJECTING DRUG USE... Read more
1,857 words, approx. 7 pages
The Aids Pandemic Overview Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first identified in 1981. This complex disease is characterized by the breakdown of the body's immunologic defense syst... Read more
3,648 words, approx. 13 pages
Aids Definition AIDS is the abbreviation for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The disease is caused by a virus known as the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The disease was first recognized i... Read more
2,012 words, approx. 7 pages
Aids Medically, AIDS is the acronym for "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome," a medical condition which enables a massive suppression of the human immune system, allowing the body to be ... Read more
1,460 words, approx. 5 pages
Aids The advent of AIDS (acquired immunity deficiency syndrome) in early 1981 stunned the scientific community, as many researchers at that time viewed the world to be on the brink of eliminating infe... Read more
1,766 words, approx. 6 pages
Aids In the 1970s many scientists assumed that infectious disease were no longer a major threat in developed countries, since they felt that they were winning the battle against polio, smallpox, and ... Read more
1,463 words, approx. 5 pages
Aids The advent of AIDS (acquired immunity deficiency syndrome) in early 1981 stunned the scientific community, as many researchers at that time viewed the world to be on the brink of eliminating infe... Read more
2,470 words, approx. 9 pages
Aids Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal disease in which the immune system is weakened by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. It is often referred to as HIV/AIDS. A healthy immu... Read more
1,479 words, approx. 5 pages
Aids The advent of AIDS (acquired immunity deficiency syndrome) in early 1981 surprised the scientific community, as many researchers at that time viewed the world to be on the brink of eliminating in... Read more
908 words, approx. 4 pages
Aids, Recent Advances in Research and Treatment Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has only been known since the early years of the 1980s. Since that time, the number of people infected with t... Read more
1,774 words, approx. 6 pages
Aids In the 1970s many scientists assumed that infectious disease were no longer a major threat in developed countries, since they felt that they were winning the battle against polio, classify term="... Read more
607 words, approx. 3 pages
Aids AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is an infectious and fatal disease of apparently recent origin. AIDS is pandemic, which means that it is worldwide in distribution. A sufficient under... Read more
2,247 words, approx. 8 pages
Hiv/Aids The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has reached pandemic proportions and has presented a multiple-dimension challenge for science, technology, and e... Read more
22,816 words, approx. 77 pages
TWO DECADES AGO, no one had ever heard of HIV or AIDS. Today HIV and AIDS are household words, known to practically every adult and schoolchild—in this country at least. But familiarity with AID... Read more
59,913 words, approx. 200 pages
"The drop in AIDS-related deaths is] great news for all Americans living with AIDS and those who love them." —Donna E. Shalala, February 27, 1997 “The AIDS epidemic is not over.” ... Read more