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I have H.I.V., the AIDS virus. You can't get it by touching me or by sharing the same cup, telephone, toilet or towel [inscribed]

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Title: I have H.I.V., the AIDS virus. You can't get it by touching me or by sharing the same cup, telephone, toilet or towel [inscribed]
Alternative Title: AIDS: It's just not worth the risk
Poster of two hands holding each other
Date Created and/or Issued: 1987/2003
Publication Information: [Wellington (N.Z.)]
New Zealand. Dept. of Health
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Collection: AIDS Posters Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item NZ002.
Part of "AIDS: It's just not worth the risk" campaign.
Photograph of the arms of two people holding hands demonstrating the misconception that AIDS can be transmitted through holding hands. Photo is in black and white; text is in red.
Type: Image
Identifier: NZ002
ark:/21198/zz0002krf4
Language: English
Subject: AIDS (Disease)--Risk factors
Holding hands
AIDS (Disease)--Transmission
HIV Infections--transmission
Source: AIDS Posters Collection

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