23. AIDS (II)

Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 (HIST 234)

Dr. Margaret Craven discusses HIV/AIDS from the perspective of a front-line clinician. AIDS is unprecedented in both the speed with which it spread across the globe and in the mobilization of efforts to control it. It is a disease of modernity. Along with the relative ease and velocity of modern transportation methods, other background conditions include Western medicine, with hypodermic needles and bloodbanking, intravenous drug use, and the development and concentration of gay culture. In the U.S., early public health attempts at understanding and combating the virus were hindered by right-wing domestic political and religious forces. Successful containment of epidemics cannot be achieved under the spell of hypocrisy and politicization; rather, medicine and education must be evidence-based and practical.

00:00 - Chapter 1. Dr. Margaret Craven Discusses AIDS
07:42 - Chapter 2. Beginnings of the Epidemic: Globalization
12:53 - Chapter 3. Modern Invasive Medical Technology
14:54 - Chapter 4. Homosexuality
20:36 - Chapter 5. Uncovering the Medical Basis
28:51 - Chapter 6. Treatment
33:26 - Chapter 7. Public Health Challenges
44:10 - Chapter 8. Future Directions

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This course was recorded in Spring 2010.