Your biological guide to AIDS (TEFC)

An informative question and answer format about AIDS presented by Mike Smith and Vicki Licorish. Discusses how the virus is transmitted; what it does to the body; how it affects your partner; the immune system; HIV; condom practice and protection. Includes interviews with AIDS sufferers.

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Credits

director

Caroline Godley

co-producer

Alison Tucker

Vic Lockwood

production company

BBC

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302998

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1987

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