pt. I. The State of the Pandemic and Its Impact. Ch. 1. Global Overview: A Powerful HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Ch. 2. The Dynamic HIV/AIDS Pandemic / K.A. Stanecki and P.O. Way. Ch. 3. The Evolving HIV/AIDS Pandemic / B.G. Weniger and S. Berkley. Ch. 4. The Spread of HIV and Sexual Mixing Patterns / R.M. Anderson. Ch. 5. The Pandemic of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis / M. Raviglione, P.P. Nunn, A. Kochi and R.J. O'Brien. Ch. 6. Epidemiology of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women / B. Vuylsteke, R. Sunkutu and M. Laga. Ch. 7. The Economic Impact in Selected Countries and the Sectoral Impact / A. Whiteside. Ch. 8. Societal and Political Impact of HIV/AIDS / R. Bayer

pt. II. The Frontier of Knowledge. Ch. 9. The Contribution of Social and Behavioral Science to HIV/AIDS Prevention / P. Gillies. Ch. 10. Treatment of HIV Disease: Problems, Progress, and Potential / E.C. Cooper. Ch. 11. Long-Term Survivors: What Can We Learn from Them? / R. Colebunders.