A Kid's Guide to AIDS and HIV (Understanding Disease and Wellness: Kids' Guides to Why People Get Sick and How They Can Stay Well)

AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a huge health problem. Millions of people around the world are affected by AIDS each day. Many children grow up without parents because they died of AIDS. Many parents must live with the fact that their kids with AIDS will have very difficult lives.

You hear about AIDS on TV and read about it online. But many people–kids and adults–don't understand much about AIDS. How do you catch HIV/AIDS? What is life like for the people around the world who are HIV positive or have AIDS? Where did HIV/AIDS come from? How are people fighting back against this deadly disease? You'll find answers to all of these questions and more in this book.