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Stop worrying about how you won’t get AIDS and worry about how you can, 1980s

Misinformation ran rampant through much of the 1980s as people struggled to interpret the new information about risk behaviors and safe practices. By providing the beginnings of a list of safe practices, this poster from American Responds to AIDS helped spread accurate information and dispel some of the stigma and fear associated with people with AIDS.

  • Publisher(s):
    Centers for Disease Control
  • Type:
    Poster
Blue tinted background with two columns of text.
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    You won’t get AIDS from everyday contact.
    You won’t get AIDS from being a friend.
    You won’t get AIDS from a mosquito bite.
    You won’t get AIDS from a kiss.
    You won’t get AIDS by talking.
    You won’t get AIDS by listening.
    You won’t get AIDS from a public pool.
    You won’t get AIDS from a pimple.
    You won’t get AIDS from a toilet seat.
    You won’t get AIDS from a haircut.
    You won’t get AIDS by donating blood.
    You won’t get AIDS from an airplane.
    You won’t get AIDS from tears.
    You won’t get AIDS from food.
    You won’t get AIDS from a hug.
    You won’t get AIDS from a towel.
    You won’t get AIDS from a telephone.
    You won’t get AIDS from a crowded room.
    You won’t get AIDS from an elevator.
    You won’t get AIDS from a greasy spoon.
    You won’t get AIDS from a bump.
    You won’t get AIDS by laughing.
    You won’t get AIDS by watching a movie.
    You won’t get AIDS from a cat.
    You won’t get AIDS from a schoolyard.
    You won’t get AIDS from going to a party.
    You won’t get AIDS from taking a trip.
    You won’t get AIDS from a dog bite.
    You won’t get AIDS from visiting a city.
    You won’t get AIDS from a cab.
    You won’t get AIDS from a bus.
    You won’t get AIDS at a play.
    You won’t get AIDS by dancing.
    You won’t get AIDS because someone is different from you.
    You won’t get AIDS from a classroom.

    Stop Worrying About How You Won’t Get AIDS. And Worry About How You Can.

    You can get AIDS from sexual intercourse with an infected partner.

    You can get AIDS from sharing drug needles with an infected person.

    You can get AIDS by being born to an infected mother.

    AMERICA RESPONDS TO AIDS

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