Summary

US SURGEON GENERAL C EVERETT KOOP TALKS ABOUT THE FINDING OF HIS STUDY ON AIDS, POINTING TO HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR AND INFECTION

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 276974
Story Slug SURGEON GENERAL STUDY ON AIDS (1986)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 10/22/1986
Archive Time 2:58
TRT :49
Supers C. EVERETT KOOP US SURGEON GENERAL
Video Description EXTREME WIDE OF ROOM WITH KOOP AT PODIUM, TIGHT OF KOOP AT PODIUM SOT
Description US SURGEON GENERAL C EVERETT KOOP TALKS ABOUT THE FINDING OF HIS STUDY ON AIDS, POINTING TO HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR AND INFECTION
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) 00:03 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, last February, President Reagan asked me to prepare a report the risk of infection increases with increased numbers of sexual partners, male or female couples who engage in free wheeling casual sex these days are playing a dangerous game. What it boils down to is this, unless you know with absolute certainty that your sex partner is not infected with the AIDS virus through sex or through drug use, you're taking a chance on becoming infected. Conversely, unless you are absolutely certain that you are not carrying the AIDS virus, you must consider the possibility that you can infect others. I.
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Keywords

HIV
AIDS VIRUS
SEXUAL PARTNERS
CASUAL SEX
HEALTH
MEDICAL
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