Discusses the causes of major infectious diseases, such as HIV, malaria, SARS, and meningitis, covering how they spread, treatment options, and what governments and health organizations can do to prevent epidemics and pandemics.
The author explores the emotions and feelings of friends and family members of someone who has been diagnosed with the HIV virus, and discusses medical information and the importance of receiving treatment immediately.
Tells the fictional story of Ethan Castillo, a teenager who tries to cope with a positive HIV diagnosis, and includes information about the ways the disease is contracted and treatments as well as statistics and real-life stories of individuals with the disease.
Discusses several aspects of the AIDS epidemic, including its origins, its effects on the body, treatment, prevention, public health, legal matters, and other topics, and provides a glossary and further reading list.
Describes the continually growing quilt that is being created as a memorial to those who have died of AIDS and to draw attention to this devastating disease.
"Her world upended by the death of a beloved artist uncle who was the only person that understood her, fourteen-year-old June is mailed a teapot by her uncle's grieving friend, with whom she forges a poignant relationship"--Provided by publisher.
