SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT ON AIDS
Date
1986
Description
This report, written by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, symptoms of AIDS and explained frankly how it is transmitted, the relative risks of infection, and how to prevent it.
The report advised prevention through a program of compulsory sex education in schools, increased use of condoms, and voluntary, confidential testing. AIDS was a chronic, incurable disease, but it could be managed with drugs.
Source
Peter Drotman collection at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Citation
US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General , 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201, United States, “SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT ON AIDS,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed November 23, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/8618.