Confronting AIDS

Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Abstract; 3 1. Confronting AIDS: Summary and Recommendations; 4 2. Understanding of the Disease and Dimensions of the Epidemic; 5 3. The Future Course of the Epidemic and Available National Resources; 6 4. Opportunities for Altering the Course of the Epidemic; 7 5. Care of Persons Infected with HIV; 8 6. Future Research Needs; 9 7. International Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection; 10 Appendix A. Clinical Manifestations of HIV Infection; 11 Appendix B. Serologic and Virologic Testing; 12 Appendix C. Risk of HIV Transmission from Blood Transfusion; 13 Appendix D. U.S. Public and Private Sector Resources for Fighting AIDS; 14 Appendix E. The Centers for Disease Control; 15 Appendix F. CDC Classification System for HIV Infections; 16 Appendix G. PHS Plan for Prevention and Control of AIDS and the AIDS Virus; 17 Appendix H. List of Background Papers; 18 Appendix I. List of Presentations at Public Meetings; 19 Appendix J. Acknowledgments; 20 Appendix K. Biographical Notes on Committee Members; 21 Glossary; 22 Index