Cómo sobrevivir a una plaga : La historia de los activistas y científicos que consiguieron controlar el SIDA

A fascinating and powerful account of the grassroots movement that helped develop the drugs that transformed the deadly HIV infection into a manageable disease. Ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the world at large, and confronted with shame and hatred, this small group of men and women chose to fight for their rights. We witness the founding of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), and the rise of an underground market for drugs in opposition to the prohibitively expensive AZT. We see how these activists learned to become researchers, drug dealers, and doctors, how they created their own newspapers, research journals, and laboratories, and how they continue to drive reforms in national disease agencies. France introduces us to essential figures, such as the Wall Street stockbroker turned activist and the high school expelate who fought against pharmaceutical giants in New York.