The Bushbuckridge region of South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. Having first arrived in the area in the early 1990s, the disease spread rapidly, and by 2008 life expectancies had fallen by 12 years for men and 14 years for women. Since 2005, …
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PART I: THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. 1. George J. Annas: Legal Risks and Responsibilities of Physicians in the. 2. Norman Daniels: Duty to Treat or Right to Refuse? 3. Doran Smolkin: HIV Infection, Risk Taking, and the Duty to Treat. 4. Gary B. Melton: Ethical and leg…
“The Littlest Victims” tells the untold history of children with AIDS, their families, and their caregivers while examining the structural causes, rise, and decline of pediatric AIDS in the U.S. from the 1950s through the early 2000s. This history complements and complicates the…
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible…
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In 2003-2006, Patricia Henderson lived in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal where she recorded the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. In this illuminating study, she recounts the concerns of rural people and explores local repertoires through which illness was…