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Medicine: AIDS / Dentist Case #131077

ABC Evening News for Friday, Sep 07, 1990
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.

(West Palm Beach, Florida: John Quinones) Case of woman allegedly contracting AIDS from her dentist featured; open letter from AIDS victim dentist David Acer to his former patients featured; scenes shown from seaside resort of Stuart, Florida. [WOMAN - comments.] [Dr. Donald COOPER - explains why he had his staff tested for AIDS.] [Woman who may have contracted AIDS from Acer, Kimberly BERGALIS - says she was in shock.] [Acer's attorney Deborah SAWYER - says Acer died.]

Reporter(s):
Jennings, Peter;
Quinones, John
Duration:
00:01:50

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