Herpes--400,000 New Cases Every Year

Duration: 16

Year Published: 1981

Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Describes physical symptoms and emotional consequences of sexually transmittable and presently incurable herpes virus which affects approximately 400,000 people every year. Examines misconceptions about the disease and shows attempts by community service groups to enlighten herpes victims. Looks at the efforts of researchers to find a cure for the disease and interviews experts who negate claims of marketed products which purport a cure for herpes. Relates anecdotes of herpes sufferers who openly discuss their problems and bewilderment.

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