http://www.metafilter.com/4580/Dja-vu/ Comments on MetaFilter post Déja vu en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/4580/Dja-vu <a href="http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas/Aids/">Déja vu</a> <br>"A mysterious epidemic, hitherto unknown, which had struck terror into all hearts by the rapidity of its spread, the ravages it made, and the apparent helplessness of the physicians to cure it." — on syphillis, in the 16th centruy. <p> Highlights from the CBC's 1996 <i>Ideas</i> shows on AIDS in historical perspective, available in real audio for downloading or streaming. I remember stopping the car and listening to the whole thing four years ago: "The programs underline how a whole series of biological, psychological and social factors shape the public's perception of disease, and society's response to it. The strengths and limits of past approaches to detecting sexually transmitted diseases are explored, in order to shed light on approaches that could be used to control AIDS today." post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.4580 Fri, 01 Dec 2000 10:50:12 -0800 sylloge disease cdc aids history health syphilis epidemic