Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Noah Berlatsky In Global Viewpoints: HIV/AIDS, differerent viewpoints from around the world express competing perspectives about how to address the issues raised by HIV/AIDS. As technology makes the world more acce… OL16125062W
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Lori Dittmer "A look at HIV/AIDS, examining the ways in which the disease can be contracted, its symptoms and diagnosis, the effects it has on a person's daily life, and ongoing efforts to find a cure"--Provided … OL16296027W
Positive Positive Paige Rawl "A teenager's memoir of the experinces of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"-- OL19668717W
Fighting AIDS Fighting AIDS Mary Colson Some of public medicine's greatest triumphs as well as ongoing struggles are highlighted in these examinations of modern plagues. Historical backgrounds are sketched in, but along with describing eac… OL22324476W
100 questions and answers about AIDS 100 questions and answers about AIDS Michael Thomas Ford Answers 100 common questions about AIDS, what causes it, how it is spread, and how to protect yourself from getting it. Includes interviews with four young people living with HIV infection. OL2729123W
Heroes against AIDS Heroes against AIDS Forbes, Anna MSS. Describes how fundraisers, activists, epidemiologists, writers, and social workers help people suffering with AIDS. OL3233593W
Kids with AIDS Kids with AIDS Forbes, Anna MSS. Explains, in simple terms, how AIDS and HIV viruses effect children who are infected and how family and friends can help them. OL3233594W
Living in a world with AIDS Living in a world with AIDS Forbes, Anna MSS. Introduces readers to AIDS, the disease caused by HIV viruses, tells how people become infected and how to avoid infection. OL3233595W
What you can do about AIDS What you can do about AIDS Forbes, Anna MSS. Describes three things everyone can do about AIDS: learn the facts, teach others, and help people with HIV or AIDS. OL3233597W
When someone you know has AIDS When someone you know has AIDS Forbes, Anna MSS. Introduces AIDS, explaining what it is, how it cannot be spread by casual contact, and how to act around someone who has it. OL3233598W
Where did AIDS come from? Where did AIDS come from? Forbes, Anna MSS. Discusses the possible origin of AIDS, how it is spread, and how it can be avoided. OL3233629W
Pedro and Me Pedro and Me Judd Winick Pedro Zamora changed lives. When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, he taught millions of viewers about being gay and living with AIDS. Pedro's roommate o… OL3366050W
Everything you need to know about AIDS Everything you need to know about AIDS Barbara Taylor,Barbara Taylor Discusses the AIDS disease, its discovery, causes, transmission, treatment, and how to protect oneself from contracting the disease. OL3899705W
AIDS (Epidemics!,) AIDS (Epidemics!,) Holly Cefrey Discusses the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease known as AIDS, as well as recent developments in research to discover a cure. OL5953444W
Ana's Story Ana's Story Jenna Bush Ana's life is a collection of bits and pieces of her past. Infected with HIV at birth, she's unaware of many details of her early childhood and barely remembers her mother. Living with her strict gra… OL9263498W