T. Natasha Posner is Lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Queensland, Australia.

' ... as a text that presents a comprehensive overview of this virus and its biological, epidemiological and social consequences, Posner has provided a valuable case study. Like other books in this series, the writing is accessible, focused, relatively jargon-free and well referenced. It is a very useful resource for students in the way this very 'tidy' and fairly slim book demonstrates just what she wanted to deliver.' - Medical Sociology News: A Newsletter of the British Sociological Association December 1998

• Chapter 1 The cultural, epidemiological and biomedical context; Chapter 2 The impact of diagnosis; Chapter 3 Learning to live with HSV symptoms; Chapter 4 Social implications; Chapter 5 Individual meaning and management; Chapter 6 Fighting stigma; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

T. Natasha Posner is Lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Queensland, Australia.

' ... as a text that presents a comprehensive overview of this virus and its biological, epidemiological and social consequences, Posner has provided a valuable case study. Like other books in this series, the writing is accessible, focused, relatively jargon-free and well referenced. It is a very useful resource for students in the way this very 'tidy' and fairly slim book demonstrates just what she wanted to deliver.' - Medical Sociology News: A Newsletter of the British Sociological Association December 1998

• Chapter 1 The cultural, epidemiological and biomedical context; Chapter 2 The impact of diagnosis; Chapter 3 Learning to live with HSV symptoms; Chapter 4 Social implications; Chapter 5 Individual meaning and management; Chapter 6 Fighting stigma; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

T. Natasha Posner is Lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Queensland, Australia.

' ... as a text that presents a comprehensive overview of this virus and its biological, epidemiological and social consequences, Posner has provided a valuable case study. Like other books in this series, the writing is accessible, focused, relatively jargon-free and well referenced. It is a very useful resource for students in the way this very 'tidy' and fairly slim book demonstrates just what she wanted to deliver.' - Medical Sociology News: A Newsletter of the British Sociological Association December 1998

• Chapter 1 The cultural, epidemiological and biomedical context; Chapter 2 The impact of diagnosis; Chapter 3 Learning to live with HSV symptoms; Chapter 4 Social implications; Chapter 5 Individual meaning and management; Chapter 6 Fighting stigma; Chapter 7 Conclusion;