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The:Nature of AIDS and its transmission. [videorecording]

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1988 1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in (Facts for life) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9100799A

Abstract: (Producer) This program explains how venereal disease is transmitted and what kinds of sexual activity can transmit infection. Many STD's can be treated and cured medically; AIDS is the fatal exception. This program explains how the AIDS viruses lay their victim open to opportunistic infections and what these are; the problems of the long incubation period; how HIV affects the immune system; and how AIDS can be caught.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION MONOGRAPH

KWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDtransmissionmonograph
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