It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction by Alan Whiteside OBE
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HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. Because of controversies and taboos surrounding safe drug usage and prostitution, the numbers of people infected continues to rise. However, it is in the developing world and especially parts of Africa that the real catastrophe is unfolding. In some of the worst...
HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction by Alan Whiteside OBE is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction aloud.
HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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