In 1985 a Los Angeles Times nationwide poll on the emerging disease AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) revealed that over 50% of the respondents favored quarantining and also criminally charging those infected for having sex with others. Fifteen percent favored tattooing for identification. In Contact Tracer / Virus Diary former Disease Intervention Specialist Phil Barber presents a first-hand account of the AIDS crisis during the early days of the epidemic when the infection rate surged, spreading fear and paranoia around the globe, destroying lives and tearing families apart.