Hugging

Form of endearment, universal in human communities, in which two or more people put their arms around the neck, back, or waist of one another and hold each other closely

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  • Ways in which you cannot catch the HIV virus from hugging to telephones; one of a series of fact sheets about AIDS and HIV. Colour lithograph.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.
  • The black and white figures of a couple hugging within a border decorated with the national colours of Zimbabwe; advertising safe-sex in AIDS prevention. Colour lithograph by J. Shepherd for the AIDS Counselling Trust (ACT) of Zimbabwe, 1991.
  • Ways in which AIDS is not spread from shaking hands and hugging to mosquito and insect bites; an advertisement by the Directorate of Health Services in Manipur. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.
  • The aged Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, meets Joachim by the Golden Gate at Jerusalem. Engraving by H. Wierix.
  • A couple hugging representing a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the Ministry of Health, Mozambique. Colour lithograph by Luis Cardosa, ca. 1996.
  • Two male hands shake with the message 'Menschlich Sein' [human] with a list of ways in which AIDS is not transmitted; a message by the Minister for Health and Social Affairs. Colour lithograph.
  • Nine illustrations demonstrating ways in which HIV/AIDS is not spread from touching or hugging to coughing or sneezing; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the CII, the Confederation of Indian Industry programme on HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Colour lithograph by Amita P. Gupta, ca. 1997.

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