Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Forecasts the Death Toll from AIDS: 170,000 Americans in Just Four Years

Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Forecasts the Death Toll from AIDS: 170,000 Americans in Just Four Years

Contributor(s):
People Weekly
Dubrow, Marsha
Publication:
Time, Inc., 16 March 1987
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Communicable Disease Control
Health Education
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Interviews
Abstract:
In this interview Koop predicted that AIDS would claim between 50 and 100 million lives worldwide by the early years of the 21st century and that discovery of a cure or vaccine lay beyond the foreseeable future. He nonetheless warned against coercive public health measures in fighting the disease, such as mandatory testing and notification of partners of AIDS carriers, because such measures would drive underground those at greatest risk of exposure to AIDS.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X44 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBBDD
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X44
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)