Herpes: The New Sexual Epidemic

Creator: National Film and Video Center

Complete Record: The film presents, at the junior high through adult level, the basic facts about herpes simplex II virus. A couple shops for baby clothes. The woman is pregnant. They spend the day together. Two sailors in white uniforms play pinball. They bid goodbye. A group of teens sit in a car after a day of shopping. They drive and horse around in the car. Food and drinks being prepared. Meat being cooked and young adults eating. There is a party. A girl reveals she has herpes and is feeling sick. The pregnant woman reveals to her husband that she may have herpes and that it may harm the baby. A doctor address the camera and goes into further detail about herpes. Babies in a hospital nursery. The doctor gives advice to those with herpes.