Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-372) and index.

A little law for non-lawyers / Scott Burris -- Part I. The medical background -- The AIDS epidemic : discovery of a new disease / June E. Osborn -- The transmission of AIDS / Richard Green -- A historical perspective / Allan M. Brandt -- Part II. Government responses to AIDS -- Traditional public health strategies / Larry Gostin -- Schoolchildren with AIDS / Frederic C. Kass -- Prostitution as a public health issue / John F. Decker -- Education as prevention / Jane Harris Ailen -- Part III. Private sector responses to AIDS -- AIDS in the workplace / Arthur S. Leonard -- Screening workers for AIDS / Mark A. Rothstein -- Housing issues / Daniel R. Mandelker -- Torts : private lawsuits about AIDS / Donald H.J. Hermann -- Part IV. AIDS and health care -- The right to medical treatment / Taunya Lovell Banks -- Insurance / Mark Scherzer -- Doctors and patients : responsibilities in a confidential relationship / Richard Belitsky, Robert A. Solomon -- Physicians versus lawyers : a conflict of cultures / Daniel M. Fox -- Part V. AIDS in institutions -- The military / Rhonda R. Rivera -- Prisons / Urvashi Vaid -- Part VI. Confronting AIDS : the problems of special groups -- Intravenous drug abusers / Catherine O'Neill -- The Black community / Wayne L. Greaves -- The lesbian and gay community / Mark S. Senak.