The geography of AIDS : origins and course of an epidemic

We begin this volume by describing the structure of the HIV its life-cycle process mode of transmission and impact on the human immune system and other parts of the body. From there we proceed to a discussion of the major theories pertaining to the geographic origin of the HIV. Of the regions to be considered Central Africa is the first since it appears to be especially important as a possible index location for the HIV as well as the potential for human and economic disaster. Chapters on the progression of AIDS in Europe and in the United States follow. We then focus on the implications of AIDS for health care systems generally and particularly those of the United States. Following these discussions we focus on models that replicate and forecast the spatial and temporal diffusion of HIV infection and suggest revisions thereof. (EXCERPT)