AIDS

by Carol Sonenklar

In the United States and around the world, AIDS remains a critical health issue. Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and an additional 56,000 are infected each year. In July 2010, President Barack Obama's administration launched a new U.S. government initiative to stop the spread of HIV. It was "the first national strategy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822585812
• ISBN13: 9780822585817
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary