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Summary:

Includes articles that present different viewpoints on such aspects of AIDS as the seriousness of the problem, moral issues, prevention, and treatment. Includes critical thinking activities.

Table of Contents:

• AIDS is a serious problem for heterosexuals / William B. Johnston & Kevin Hopkins
• AIDS is not a serious problem for heterosexuals / Michael Fumento
• AIDS is a serious problem for women / Antonia C. Novello
• AIDS is not a serious problem for women / Melanie Scarborough
• AIDS is a moral issue / Joseph Sobran
• AIDS is not a moral issue / Timothy F. Murphy
• AIDS is God's punishment / Donna Ferentes
• AIDS is not God's punishment / Roberto Gonzalez
• Health care workers should be tested for HIV / William E. Dannemeyer & Sanford F. Kuvin
• Health care workers should not be tested for HIV / Evan Wolfson & Otis Damslet
• Contact tracing would help control AIDS / Ralph Dittman
• Contact tracing would not help control AIDS / Glenn C. Graber & Caroline R. Graber
• Mandatory testing of high-risk infants is necessary / Barbara Ruhe Grumet
• Mandatory testing of high-risk infants is unnecessary / American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Pediatric AIDS
• Condom use will help prevent AIDS / Sara Nelson
• Condom use will not help prevent AIDS / Don Feder & Ray Kerrison
• Needle-exchange programs can prevent AIDS / Claudia Morain
• Needle-exchange programs will not prevent AIDS / Bonnie Shullenberger

• Educating teenagers about AIDS can help stop its spread / Andy Humm & Frances Kunreuther
• Abstinence will prevent AIDS / Ken Sidey
• AZT is an effective AIDS treatment / Richard D. Moore ... [et al.]
• AZT is not an effective AIDS treatment / John Lauritsen
• Positive thinking may help treat AIDS / John G. Bartlett & Ann K. Finkbeiner
• Changing dietary habits may help treat AIDS / Kirk Johnson
• Oriental medicine can help treat AIDS / Heidi Ziolkowski.

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Contributors:

Biskup, Michael D., 1956-

Swisher, Karin, 1966-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Subjects:

AIDS (Disease) — Social aspects

AIDS (Disease)

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-208) and index.

Physical Description:

215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Call Numbers:

RA644.A25 A36477 1992

ISBNs:

0899081908 (lib.)
0899081657 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

92019874

OCLC Numbers:

26051748