1. Aids
AIDS had been thought of as "gay" disease or a disease of intravenous drug users, but as the epidemic grew so did knowledge that AIDS was an epidemic of all people regardless of their class, race, age, or sexual preference. ... Randy Shilts was quoted as saying "This is never going to be a middle-class heterosexual disease (Fettner, 21)." ... The heterosexual population [including the middle-class] had to acknowledge that they too were too at risk. ... Or stopping in the middle. ... Random tests were conducted to examine condoms for leaks, and if an average of 4 condoms per 1000 leaked a r...
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