The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as an Occupational Disease

Editorials1 October 1987The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as an Occupational DiseaseTROYEN A. BRENNAN, M.P.H., M.D., J.D.TROYEN A. BRENNAN, M.P.H., M.D., J.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-4-581 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has claimed over 20 000 lives in the United States (1). It is estimated that as many as 1 750 000 Americans are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2). The high proportion of morbidity and mortality due to HIV infection, as well as the potential for unprecedented death rates in the next decade, has raised important social, economic, and political problems, many of which have led to litigation. 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FURTH, M.D. 1 October 1987Volume 107, Issue 4Page: 581-583KeywordsAIDSChildrenDeath ratesHIVHIV infectionsMorbidityMortality Issue Published: 1 October 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...