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An exposé of the AIDS epidemic in Asia predicts that its spread will soon surpass African rates of growth, charging that the continent's large population, poor leadership practices, the sex trade, drug production, and economic conditions between the states are at the heart of the disease's prevalence. By the author of Black Death. 10,000 first printing.
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The spread of AIDS in Asia is accelerating so quickly that it will soon overtake growth of the disease in Africa. Over the next two decades, the containment of Asia's epidemics will be crucial to global stability because the region is home to 60% of the world's population. AIDS in Asia is marked by four significant facts: the enormous populations involved; poor leadership; Asia's role in the sex and drug trade; and economic conditions between states that lead to exploitation of the poorest countries in the region. At the crucial moment when the spread of AIDS in this region is beginning to gain worldwide recognition, distinguished expert Susan Hunter makes clear the catastrophic threat AIDS poses to Asia and the world, and draws on her experience in other countries to map out steps that must be taken to contain it.
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