The Prevention of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the United States: An Objective Strategy for Medicine, Public Health, Business, and the Community

Abstract

The authors review current knowledge regarding the pathogenesis and transmission of the AIDS virus in the United States, outline a prevention plan based on that knowledge, and describe the major problems confronting effective prevention and control. They argue that the combined use of education and counseling, serologic screening, and contact tracing and notification could eliminate or substantially reduce transmission of AIDS. (KIE abstract)