Surgeon General's report on acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Abstract

Koop reports to the American people on the AIDS epidemic, including\nhow the disease is transmitted, the relative risks of infection, and how\npeople can protect themselves from infection. He stresses that AIDS is spread\nthrough certain high risk sexual behaviors or through the use of shared\nneedles or syringes to inject illicit drugs, and urges that education about\npreventing AIDS should start in early elementary school and at home. He\nopposes, as unwarranted, controversial proposals to institute compulsory blood\ntesting, quarantine, or identification of AIDS carriers by some visible sign. \n(KIE abstract)