Word: casuals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Groups like these are extremely helpful in providing outreach and more casual counseling for students, says Catlin. "They deal with an awful lot of things--roommates, drugs, depression. They're often able to be very supportive," he says...
...said casual contact...
Although researchers and federal health agencies have declared repeatedly that AIDS cannot be transmitted by casual contact, cities throughout the country are establishing policies outlining procedures for municipal employees and for children with AIDS in public schools...
...policy fails to reflect the evidence that there are no known cases of AIDS transmission by casual contact--especially significant considering the millions of hours of contact between AIDS patients and health workers, and between patients and their families...
Most medical authorities, including doctors at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, say that the AIDS virus can be transmitted through blood transfusions and sexual contact. While no cases of AIDS resulting from casual contact have been documented, doctors are still exploring the possibility that the disease can be transmitted through saliva, tears, and sweat...