Leishmania and HIV in gridlock
- Geneva World Health Organization 1998
- 28p.
Discusses the contribution that HIV has had on the increased transmission and spread of the disease. Details of its transmission, symptoms and treatment are provided comparing the incidence in one part of the world to another. Efforts that have been made to curb the co-infections are examined and the limitations assessed. Descriptions of the situation in remote areas are provided following revelations that rural areas are hardest hit by the co-infection.