Surgeon General's report on acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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