U/CL Pathfinders

AIDS  / HIV

 

DEFINITION: “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Viral disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). AIDS usually leads to death within eight to eleven years of exposure to HIV.  Its spread requires contact between contaminated body fluids and the blood or mucous membranes of another person." (Encyclopedia of Social Issues)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         Is AIDS a moral issue?

·         How can the spread of AIDS be prevented?

·         Should there be mandatory testing for health care workers?

·         Has the government adequately funded AIDS research?

·         What are the latest treatments and how have they changed patients’ prognosis?

·         Should AIDS be treated as a chronic manageable disease rather than a fatal one?

·         Can AIDS education prevent the spreads of AIDS among teenagers?

·         Can needle-exchange programs prevent AIDS?

·         Should HIV test results be confidential or reported to the state?

·         What can be done to combat resistant HIV strains?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: AIDS; HIV infections; HIV virus

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE AREA:

Encyclopedia of Disability "HIV/Aids"	REF HV 1568 .E528 2006
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy  "HIV/Aids"	REF E 183.7 .H28 2004
Encyclopedia of Evolution	REF QH 360.2 .R53 2007
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Ethics "HIV/Aids"	REF Q 175.35 .E53 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health	REF RT 21 .G353 2007

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

CQ Researcher  “Battling HIV/AIDS”    11/14/07

Opposing Viewpoints: AIDS: Opposing Viewpoints

At Issue: Responding to the Aids Epidemic  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Issues & Controversies "Worldwide Aids Epidemic" 6/24/05 p.249-256

 

STATISTICS:

Health United States (Ref Desk)	http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States	http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
National Center for Health Statistics	http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/aids-hiv.htm
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report:	http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/summary.html
Information Plus: AIDS/HIV: (Ref Desk)	(also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Issues & Controversies

CQ Researcher

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITES:

AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information System	http://www.aegis.org/
The Body: a Multimedia Aids & HIV Information Resource	http://www.thebody.com/cgi-bin/body.cgi
CDC National Prevention Information Network	http://www.cdcnpin.org/
CDC Divisions of HIV Prevention	http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm
AIDS.org	http://www.aids.org/

   

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