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AIDS: Fear and Hope
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University of Michigan
About AIDS: Fear and Hope
The basic biology of the virus, HIV, and the disease it causes, AIDS. The economic, social and political factors that determine who gets sick and who remains healthy, who lives and who dies. The progress of scientific research and medical treatments. The reasons for hope; the reasons for fear. (To get a glimpse of some of the materials that students have been posting on the course forums, go to @AIDSFAH or #AIDSFAH.)
What You Will Learn?
- Hear about the histories of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and personal narratives from those who contracted the disease as well as from caretakers. Experts will share about HIV biology, transmission, testing, prevention, treatment, and the search for a cure. How economics, politics, culture, social patterns, and law are all factors that affect the nature, appearance, and health outcomes of a disease..