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 |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Science | REF Q 121 .G37 |
| Encyclopedia of Evolution | REF QH 360.2 .R53 2007 |
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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 Plus Archive “Battling HIV/AIDS” 11/14/07
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: AIDS: Opposing Viewpoints
At Issue: Responding to the Aids Epidemic (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Database)
Issues and 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; Health and Wellness: (Ref Desk) | (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Database) |
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Health and Wellness Resource Center |
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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