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. 1986 Mar 22;1(8482):662-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)91736-8.

AIDS: a challenge for the public health

E D Acheson

AIDS: a challenge for the public health

E D Acheson. Lancet. .

Abstract

KIE: While the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been increasing worldwide, the incidence in the United Kingdom (UK) is substantially lower than in the United States (US) and several other European countries. In the UK and US, the infection is confined largely to homosexual and bisexual men, persons who abuse drugs by injection, hemophiliacs, and sexual partners of members of these groups, including heterosexual men and women. Public education must focus on methods of transmission and control of the disease. The efficacy of testing for antibodies to the HTLV-III infection is questionable because there is no cure at present. Issues of confidentiality and denial of insurance or other support to persons who test positive must be considered.

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