ABSTRACT
Few communicable diseases have provoked the public fear, political concern, and human wastage as HIV and AIDS. The pandemic has provoked social discrimination and rejection of infected people, and given rise to medical screening procedures which have raised serious human rights and technical concerns. Everywhere, the disease has prompted changes in the way people think about the origin of diseases, their transmission, and what should be done to prevent their spread. Immigration policies and social attitudes to migrants have at times reflected the fears, doubts and confusion surrounding the problem.
