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Monona nurse battles AIDS stigma and safety fears
Barbara Fassbinder, a 37 year old nurse from Monona, Iowa, recounts learning she is HIV positive after a blood transfusion event linked to AIDS. Her story helped spur universal precautions for medical settings and sparked debate over policy and stigma.
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Monona
Iowa
Barbara Fassbinder
Sheaid
Dave Fassbinder
Fassbinder
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
U.S
Senate