'AIDS can affect anyone' poster, United Kingdom, 1987-1999
This poster shows that AIDS can affect anyone regardless of gender, age, or nationality. AIDS was first described in 1981. There was and still is some confusion among the public over how the disease spreads. It is a sexually transmitted infection and can also be spread through infected blood via blood transfusions or sharing needles. Today, recipients of blood in countries such as Britain are protected by rigorous procedures.
Object number:
1999-241/17
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Glossary:
Glossary: poster
Notice, usually printed on paper, intended to be posted to advertise, promote, or publicise an activity, cause, product, or service; also, decorative, mass-produced prints intended for hanging.
Glossary: sexually transmitted infection
Any disease transmitted by sexual intercourse. STIs include HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhoea, some chlamydia infections and genital herpes.
Glossary: AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by infections resulting from a weakened immune system due to the HIV virus. It leads to failure of the immune system and is usually fatal. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids.