An examination of some typical attitudes and reactions of people who have contracted venereal disease, this film stresses the importance of revealing contacts in order to control its spread. Various young people are viewed discussing their situation with a doctor and nurse and each other showing the difficulties involved in the attempt to locate contacts who carry this highly contagious disease.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011459
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sexually transmitted diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communicable diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hygiene, Sexual
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sexually transmitted diseases
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)