A reference for physicians, nurses, and allied health providers, offering a detailed overview of treatment and prevention issues in a reader-friendly layout. Contains sections on epidemiology and transmission, counseling and testing, laboratory diagnosis and evaluation, clinical aspects, women and HIV, pediatric AIDS, adolescents and HIV, precautions for health care workers, risk reduction, and self-care for persons with HIV. Includes contacts for international resources, hotlines, national, state, and local organizations, newsletters and publications, and patient resources. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR