Remedy Health Media
The Body: What Is Hiv?
A good article on the basics of HIV biology and transmission. The site also tackles the implications of a positive HIV test. Original resource from 2009 HIV Coalition.
Remedy Health Media
The Body: Survival of Hiv in the Environment
A good site which explains the effect of the outside the body environment on the HIV virus. This addresses the common fear of airborne transmission. Original resource from 1999 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
A&E Television
History.com: How Aids Activists Used "Die Ins" to Demand Attention to the Growing Epidemic
As the AIDS crisis took hold in the 1980s, killing thousands of Americans and ravaging gay communities, the deadly epidemic went unaddressed by U.S. public health agencies -- and unacknowledged by President Ronald Reagan -- for years. In...
National Institutes of Health
Aid Sinfo: Hiv/aids: The Basics
One-page overview that provides basic facts on AIDS/HIV. Learn what it is, how it is transmitted, and what the treatment is.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Second Baby Cleared of Hiv
Article and an interview with the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discusses the recent report of a second baby cleared of the HIV virus by a regimen of antiretroviral drugs abd what implications this...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida: About Hiv/aids
Learn about how to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS with some scientific facts.
Remedy Health Media
The Body: Focus on the Hiv Aids Connection
A good article that supports the evidence that HIV and AIDS have a causal relationship. Links to additional information on this subject. Original resource from 2000 U. S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Aids in Africa
Activity-based resource on the AIDS epidemic and Africa. Students answer a set of questions for discussion and participate in an activity in which they analyze the literature and make recommendations as if from the U.S. State Department....
Other
Hiv Stories: Aids, Poverty, and Faith: Mamelodi Township, South Africa
Listen to real people discuss their experiences dealing with HIV, AIDS, and death.
Remedy Health Media
The Body: Rumors, Myths and Hoaxes About Hiv and Its Transmission
Very good debunking of a variety of misconceptions and myths about the HIV virus. Original resource from 2007 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cells Alive
Hiv Infection and Aids
Shows the step by step process by which the HIV virus takes over a cell and makes copies of itself. Each explanation is animated.
Other
The Global Hiv:aids Epidemic
A comprehensive look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the strides made in treatment and prevention over the past 30 years.
BBC
Bbc News: The Global Spread of Hiv
This site from BBC News provides a clickable map of the world which shows the spread of the HIV infection. When you click on an area, you will also get a more detailed map with information on the spread of HIV over time.
Other
Unaids: The Joint United Nations Programme on Hiv:aids
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic. Their resource contains numerous statistical data by region/country, publications, news articles, fact sheets, information on...
Remedy Health Media
A Look at Theories on the Origin of Hiv
This resource presents an article on the theories of the origin of the AIDS virus (HIV). As was thought for many years, another primate may have first introduced us to this virus. Original resource from 2000 AIDS Project Los Angeles.
New York Times
New York Times: Aids in Africa
An interactive slide show that presents the effect on children in Africa because of AIDS. Shows the impact on the children that become orphaned from AIDS.
New York Times
New York Times: Aids and Tradition in Africa
This interactive resource discusses rituals in Africa that could lead to the spread of AIDS. The ritual is a hut cleansing ritual that could spread AIDS very quickly through families.
Remedy Health Media
The Body: When Did Aids Begin?
This site from The Body provides an article summarizing recent research that traces the origins of the HIV virus possible back to the 1940s in Africa. Original resource from 1998 Times Magazine.
BBC
Bbc: Brazil Gets Cut Price Aids Drug
A July 2007 report detailing the agreement on the cost of Aids medication between Brazil and Abbot a giant pharmaceutical corporation. Also provides links to related stories.
Other
Catie (Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange)
CATIE is a Canadian organization that provides support and information to people affected by HIV and AIDS, and those seeking information on AIDS prevention. The site offers many resources, for example, information for HIV-infected...
Other
World Aids Day
This resource includes facts and statistics about HIV and Aids, along with information about World AIDS Day. Includes video (10 min, 26 sec].
Other
Canadian Aids Society: Homepage
The Canadian AIDS Society is the umbrella organization representing more than 125 AIDS groups in Canada. Its purpose is to advocate at the government policy level for those affected by AIDS, provide resources, and to educate the public.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using images, examples, and videos, module describes how HIV causes AIDS and how it destoys the immune system.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Immunology: Hiv Simulation: Simulating the Spread of Hiv
This web-based simulation demonstrates potential spread of HIV through a population. Each participant exchanges virtual body fluids with other participants, some of whom are HIV positive. A computer-simulated ELISA will illustrate the...
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