Date of Defense
4-14-2000
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Dr. Karim Essani
Second Advisor
Dr. Thomas Holmes
Third Advisor
Dr. William Fenn
Abstract
The current AIDS epidemic has changed the way we view the world as well as our society as a whole. Diseases have ravaged humanity since the dawn of time, so what makes AIDS so much different from every other disease encountered by man? One reason is its transmission method. We know that HIV passes from person to person via blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. Most people that suffer from this disease contract it during sex, during intravenous drug use, or during a blood transfusion. Early accounts of HIV disease occurred in minority groups, namely homosexual men. This may have bee na significant factor that delayed most research that could have stopped this virus before it climaxed with the epidemic it is today.
Recommended Citation
Goodwin, Tom, "Fighting AIDS with Holistic Weapons: An Integrated Approach" (2000). Honors Theses. 1103.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1103
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access