Please note a slight change in the schedule: We will watch the film
then discuss sexually transmitted infections and safer sex.
Film Study Guide
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You should know the names of the
main characters in the film And the Band Played On. You will be
responsible for the main ideas in the film including the following:
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How did the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) go about conducting research to discover the cause of these new
illnesses and what factors made this research difficult?
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What was AIDS called in the United
States at the beginning of the epidemic?
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How did French researchers differ
from American researchers in their view of this pandemic?
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What was the conflict about
between French researchers and American researchers?
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What does the film suggest were
contributing factors to the rapid spread of this disease?