Book ID: CBB623405814

Para uma história do VIH/Sida em Portugal e dos 30 anos da epidemia (1983-2013) (2018)

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O primeiro caso português de VIH/Sida foi diagnosticado em 1983, dois anos após o primeiro diagnóstico mundial. Trinta anos depois, este livro esboça uma história da infeção em Portugal, baseada em dados estatísticos e outros, relevantes para a história desta patologia infeciosa de grande impacto social. Estuda os comportamentos sexuais nos últimos 30 anos e suas alterações com os avanços da epidemia, assim como os conhecimentos dos jovens sobre VIH e os mitos em torno da transmissão, tratamento e prognóstico da doença. Refere, ainda, factos e personalidades de relevo na luta contra o VIH em Portugal e as instituições envolvidas. [English Translation: The first Portuguese case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed in 1983, two years after the world's first diagnosis. Thirty years later, this book outlines a history of the infection in Portugal, based on statistical and other data relevant to the history of this infectious pathology of great social impact. It studies sexual behavior in the last 30 years and its changes with the advances of the epidemic, as well as young people's knowledge about HIV and the myths surrounding transmission, treatment and prognosis of the disease. It also mentions relevant facts and personalities in the fight against HIV in Portugal and the institutions involved.]

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Authors & Contributors
Elizabeth, Hannah J
Padamsee, Tasleem J.
Pienaar, Kinar
Whiteside, Alan
Royles, Dan
De Rosis, Carolina
Journals
Medical History
Northeast African Studies
Social History of Medicine
Science
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Health and History
Publishers
The University of North Carolina Press
Verso
University of North Carolina Press
University of Chicago Press
Praeger Publishers
Palgrave Macmillan
Concepts
AIDS (disease); HIV / AIDS
Public health
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
Epidemics
Disease and diseases
Prevention and control of disease
People
Rosenberg, Charles E.
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
United States
South Africa
Africa
United Kingdom
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
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