AIDS

The Making of a Chronic Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

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When AIDS was first recognized in 1981, most experts believed that it was a plague, a virulent unexpected disease. They thought AIDS, as a plague, would resemble the great epidemics of the past: it would be devastating but would soon subside, perhaps never to return. By the middle 1980s, however, it became increasingly clear that AIDS was a chronic infection, not a classic plague. In this follow-up to AIDS: The Burdens of History, editors Elizabeth Fee and Daniel M. Fox present essays that describe how AIDS has come to be regarded as a chronic disease. Representing diverse fields and professions, the twenty-three contributors to this work use historical methods to analyze politics and public policy, human rights issues, and the changing populations with HIV infection. They examine the federal government's testing of drugs for cancer and HIV, and show how the policy makers' choice of a specific historical model (chronic disease versus plague) affected their decisions. A powerful photo essay reveals the strengths of women from various backgrounds and lifestyles who are coping with HIV. A sensitive account of the complex relationships of the gay community to AIDS is included.Finally, several contributors provide a sampling of international perspectives on the impact of AIDS in other nations.

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Utgivningsdatum1991-12-02
Mått156 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor417
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520077782

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Introduction: The Contemporary Historiography of AIDSElizabeth Fee and Daniel M. FoxPART I. THE VIRUS AND ITS PUBLICSAIDS and Beyond: Defining the Rules for Viral TrafficStephen S. MorseCauses, Cases, and Cohorts: The Role of Epidemiologyin the Historical Construction of AIDSGerald M. OppenheimerThe Mass-Mediated Epidemic: The Politics of AIDS onthe Nightly Network NewsTimothy E. Cook and David C. ColbyPART II. LAW, ETHICS, AND PUBLIC POLICYThe Politics of HIV Infection: 1989-1990 as Years ofChangeDaniel M. FoxThe AIDS Litigation Project: A National Review of Courtand Human Rights Commission Decisions on DiscriminationLarry CostinThe History of Transfusion AIDS: Practice and PolicyAlternativesHarvey M. Sapo/sky and Stephen L. BoswellScientific Rigor and Medical Realities: Placebo Trials inCancer and AIDS ResearchDavid]. Rothman and Harold EdgarEntering the Second Decade: The Politics of Prevention,the Politics of NeglectRonald BayerPART III. AFFECTED POPULATIONSUntil That Last Breath: Women with AIDSAnn MeredithRiding the Tiger: AIDS and the Gay CommunityRobert A. Padgug and Gerald M. OppenheimerThe First City: HIV among Intravenous Drug Users inNew York CityDon C. Des ]arlais, Samuel R. Friedman, and ]o L.SotheranPART IV. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVESAIDS Policies in the United Kingdom: A PreliminaryAnalysisVirginia Berridge and Philip StrongForeign Blood and Domestic Politics: The Issue of AIDSin JapanJames W. DearingMedical Research on AIDS in Africa: A HistoricalPerspectiveRandall M. Packard and Paul EpsteinAIDS and HIV Infection in the Third World: A FirstWorld ChroniclePaula A. TreichlerNotes on ContributorsIndexContents