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AIDS

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Human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a public health issue worldwide because of its high prevalence, its pathogenic character, its mortality, and its morbidity. AIDS is a particular disease which entirely affects the infected person: his/her physical appearance, mental, morale, close relatives, and all his/her social relations. Because of the moral issue related to the disease, stigmatization and discrimination can occur in the society regarding HIV-positive individuals. In addition, many ethical problems arise, not only for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, its screening, and its medical care but also for the pharmaco-clinical research and the production and commercialization of antiretroviral drugs.

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Simpore, J. (2016). AIDS. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_15

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