Nattrass, Nicoli.

The AIDS conspiracy : science fights back / Nicoli Nattrass. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-216) and index.

The conspiratorial move against HIV science and its consequences -- AIDS origin conspiracy theories in the United States and South Africa -- Who believes AIDS conspiracy theories and why leadership matters -- Science, politics, and credibility : David Gilbert fights AIDS conspiracy beliefs in US prisons -- Science, conspiracy theory, and the South African AIDS policy tragedy -- Hero scientists, cultropreneurs, living icons, and praise-singers : AIDS denialism as community -- Defending the imprimatur of science : Duesberg and the medical hypotheses saga -- The conspiratorial move and the struggle for evidence-based medicine.

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AIDS (Disease)--Transmission.
HIV infections--United States.
HIV infections--South Africa.
AIDS (Disease)--United States.
AIDS (Disease)--South Africa.
Medical policy--United States.
Medical policy--South Africa.
Conspiracy theories.
Public opinion--United States.
Public opinion--South Africa.
HIV Infections--South Africa.
HIV Infections--United States.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--South Africa.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--United States.
Health Policy--South Africa.
Health Policy--United States.
Public Opinion--South Africa.
Public Opinion--United States.

RA643.8 / .NAT 2012