RESUMEN
Till now the only available weapon towards AIDS is health education. A sample of 196 students of Faculty of Hotels and Tourism in Alexandria was surveyed regarding their knowledge and attitudes related to AIDS. It was found that all the students had heard about AIDS. The majority of them agreed that AIDS is a dangerous disease and some of them considered it as a threat to the health. The majority of students knew that it is a virus infection with a carrier state. Most students knew the main routs of transmission of infection but still some of them possessed misconceptions about casual transmission. A minority of students enumerate the high risk groups while others did not know. More than two thirds of them stated that "AIDS is a preventable disease" but they are not convenient about the efficacy of preventive measures for example health education and some of them did not know the measures. Less than one half of students knew the presence of AIDS cases in Egypt and they suggested that these cases should be cared mainly by physicians and nurses at especial hospital. Negative attitudes towards people with AIDS were presented by 41.3% of students. Mass media was the principal and preferable source of information about AIDS. Most students perceived AIDS as being serious regarding its fatality and uncurability. More than one half of students mentioned that the publics are susceptible to infection, at the same time they underestimated their own risk to infection. Moreover, some of them did not know the precautions and the favorable behaviors that protects against acquiring the infection