AIDS: What Does It Mean to You? [Hardcover]

Margaret O. Hyde (Author), Elizabeth H. Forsyth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1992

Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment of AIDS and examines the advances made in slowing the progress of the disease and controlling some of the opportunistic infections.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up-- Now in the fourth edition, Hyde and Forsyth's standard work resembles previous versions. Material has been rearranged, revised, and expanded, but the well-researched straightforward text retains the same emphasis and tone. An introductory chapter entitled ``AIDS: The Second Decade'' describes Magic Johnson's recent contributions to AIDS awareness, and gives an overview of the disease that includes modes of transmission and current high-risk groups. Subsequent sections cover prevention, treatment, living with AIDS, caring for people with it, and coping with feelings toward infected individuals. Relating the modern disease to other devastating plagues, the authors have retained excellent historical material that will be useful to report writers. A glossary and brief list of other information sources are given. Equally factual and also recently revised, Alvin and Virginia Silverstein's AIDS (Enslow, 1991) has a similar scope. Libraries may want to have both books, as there is some unique material in each and an endless demand for readable YA material on this topic. --Sue A. Norkeliunas, Arlington Senior High School, LaGrangeville, NY
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Hardcover: 117 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co; 4th/Rev edition (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802782027
• ISBN-13: 978-0802782021
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,915,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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