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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This examination of the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) focuses on chlamydia, herpes, and venereal warts as well as AIDS. The program strongly emphasizes the importance of prevention and the early detection of problems through new di...(more details) |
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AIDS: The Women Speak
The AIDS epidemic is affecting more and more women-women who are HIV-positive, women who live with HIV-positive partners and children, and women who are caring for AIDS patients. This program tells of a grieving mother whose son died of AIDS; a socia...(more details) |
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The Microbiology of AIDS
Produced in conjunction with the Pasteur Institute, this program examines the destructive effects of the AIDS virus on a microscopic level. By blending computer graphics with live-action photography made possible by an electron microscope, this brief...(more details) |
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The Nature and Transmission of AIDS
This program shows how, in the most severe cases, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) depresses the immune system, leaving the infected individual open to a range of opportunistic infections, ...(more details) |
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Sexual Roulette: AIDS and the Heterosexual
The groups most at risk of being infected with the AIDS virus are gay men and intravenous drug abusers. Nonetheless, every sexually active person faces the risk of developing AIDS-the degree of risk varies according to geographic area and the kind of...(more details) |
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