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Contagious Symbols: The Inflated Fear of AIDS Among Health Care Professionals

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 5, no. 3 (Summer 1990): 107-11
Martin Kohn

What follows is a discussion of the symbolic roots of the fears associated with AIDS and those affected by it. Also described is the medical profession's response to previous epidemics and efforts to influence the conduct of medical professionals toward those with AIDS. I conclude that the inflated sense of personal danger has not, as yet, led to widespread instances of refusal to care for AIDS patients.
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