Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-198) and index.

What causes AIDS? HIV causes AIDS / Jonny Steinberg -- HIV does not cause AIDS / Henry Bauer -- Bringing modern medicine to Africa may have caused AIDS / Helen Epstein -- AIDS was caused by medical research / Alan Cantwell -- Sexual intercourse spreads AIDS / Microbicide Trials Network -- Transmission of the AIDS virus by heterosexual intercourse is negligible / James Chin -- What is the status of the global AIDS epidemic? The global AIDS epidemic is a growing threat / AVERT -- The global AIDS epidemic is exaggerated / Michael Fitzpatrick -- AIDS is devastating Africa / Stephanie Nolen -- The impact of AIDS in Africa is overblown / Matthew Cullinan Hoffman -- How can the spread of AIDS be controlled? Routine HIV testing could help control the spread of AIDS / David McQuoid-Mason -- Routine HIV testing invades privacy / Bruce Patsner -- The Catholic Church may allow condom use in some cases / Associated PRess -- The Catholic Church does not endorse condom use / Raymond Burke, as told to John Burger -- How should AIDS be treated? AIDS drug treatments prolong lives / Sten H. Vermund -- AIDS drug treatments do not prolong lives / Henry Bauer -- HIV drug resistance is a concern / AIDS Community Research Initiative of America -- Nutritional AIDS treatments are effective / Raxit J. Jariwalla, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki and MAtthias Rath -- Nutritional AIDS treatments are quackery / Anso Thom.