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Historically, AIDS is just one of a series of dreaded diseases that have aroused both great fear and irrational actions. The previous diseases, including bubonic plague, syphilis, tuberculosis, leprosy and cancer, have evoked such a sense of dread that rational moves to halt the disease have become compromised. This text examines the deep sense of fear that AIDS evokes, stigmatizing those who suffer from the disease, as well as their families and caregivers. Until AIDS can be seen for what it actually is - a life-threatening disease - policies providing for humane treatment will not evolve. The book also emphasizes that diseases are more than biological phenomena or individual catastrophes - they are profoundly social events. The ways in which diseases are spread and treated are strongly influenced by larger sociological considerations, and they may have the capacity to change social institutions or society Itself. The first part of the book reviews the nature, history and responses of earlier dreaded diseases. The next section examines AIDS itself, proposed as the archetypal dreaded disease. Already creating a sense of panic, AIDS is also shown to be a social disease, likely to have significant effects on the social order. Thus, only by containing the epidemic of fear and controlling the resulting irrationality, can the AIDS epidemic be halted.

aids (HIV) --- epidemie (epidemiologie) --- sida (VIH) --- épidémie (épidémiologie) --- AIDS (Disease) --- Epidemiology. --- History. --- Epidemiology --- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome --- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome --- Acquired immunological deficiency syndrome --- History --- Social aspects --- Diseases --- Public health --- HIV infections --- Immunological deficiency syndromes --- Virus-induced immunosuppression

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The strange and harrowing sight of a person being awake but unaware with no evidence of a working mind - the characteristics of the vegetative state - provokes intense debate and raises profound questions for health professionals, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers. This unique account by an unrivalled expert in the field, who himself collaborated in coining the term 'persistent vegetative state', surveys the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic. The medical definition and criteria for diagnosis are discussed, as are its frequency and causes, and possible outcomes. Ethical arguments discussed include the conflict between sanctity of life and respect for the autonomy and best interests of the victim, and between killing and letting die. Legal issues are explored with details of landmark court cases from the USA, Britain and elsewhere. This well-informed and carefully constructed account will be a benchmark for medical specialists, ethicists, lawyers and philosophers.

Persistent vegetative state --- #GBIB:CBMER --- vegetatieve staat (persistente vegetatieve staat) --- coma (onomkeerbare coma, comateuze patiënt) --- ethiek (ethische aspecten) --- epidemie (epidemiologie) --- recht (wetgeving, rechtspraak, rechtsbeginselen, juridische aspecten, aansprakelijkheid) --- Verenigde Staten --- Groot-Brittannië --- Minimally conscious state --- Permanent vegetative state --- Persistent unawareness state --- Post-traumatic vegetative state --- Posttraumatic vegetative state --- PVS (Persistent vegetative state) --- Unawareness state, Persistent --- Vegetative state, Persistent --- état végétatif (état végétatif persistant, état neurovégétatif persistant) --- coma (coma irréversible, patient dans le coma) --- ethique (aspects ethiques) --- épidémie (épidémiologie) --- droit (aspects juridiques, législation, jurisprudence, principes de droit, responsabilité) --- Etats Unis --- Grande Bretagne --- Persistent vegetative state. --- Brain damage --- Loss of consciousness --- Coma