The first guide to discuss all aspects of being HIV-positive, The Essential AIDS Fact Book remains the only short and accessible book to concentrate on early intervention strategies, and gather in one place all the information available on testing, monitoring, and living with HIV and AIDS. This new edition offers the most up-to-date medical advances and practical techniques for containing and combating the deadly virus.

The authors of The Essential AIDS Fact Book suggest ways to control the HIV virus while more effective treatments are being developed. Sections include HIV Antibody Testing; Obtaining Treatment; Health Care Strategies; Drugs that Help; Living with HIV; Managing Complications; and more.

An updated edition of Jacques Pépin's acclaimed account of the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic.

Contains practical advice for updating a school library collection describing why it is important and how to use automation tools to make the job easier.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.