Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is now a common social problem, which is a great panic and threat to human being.This disease is a protean immuno suppressed complex, manifesting as immunosuppresion in varying degrees, preventing body fighting infection, and thus resulting in multiple diesese complexes with fatal consequences.
It is predominantly a disease of sexuality of either kind.The disease is caused by a mutant virus, termed Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) which principally attacks cluster differentiated (CD4) lymphocytes which play key role in immune defence system of the body.
Interestingly, initially no symptom or complaint of the disease is manifested, specially in HIV infection initial phasem, but gradually such patient terminates to death with multiorgan involvement and serious complications. But no cure is till date available. Prevention modality is thus the main stay.Every person must be well acquainted about the basic facts of this disease and its preventive devices, especially having safe sex.
"AIDS" thus is worth reading for evryone.The World Health Organization comments on this "AIDS" book as; "AIDS" explores from several angles and the Book will be useful for layman, teachers, health workers, NGO workers, and decision makers to obtain general knowledge on AIDS, the causes, how it is transmitted and preventive measures.