AIDS and the Reagan Presidency A Story of Neglect

By September 1982, there was a medical name for it: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. The following May, scientists identified the ... "While I respect her advocacy on issues like stem cell and Parkinson's research, Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS," tweeted Chad ... ... disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is ... aids-epidemic-ronald-reagan. Berger, Stephanie. “Abstinence-Only ... For HIV/AIDS, narratives coalesced to assign blame to a single person: a Canadian flight attendant named Gaetan Dugas – the person for which the ... During the 1980s, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, became a ... the Reagan administration's explicit bias towards the risk groups associated with ... It took a while before the social and behavioral sciences were recognized, not only as useful but vital, to the HIV/AIDS response. The Reagan ... The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic began thirty years ago. According to the World Health. Organization (WHO), since then an estimated 39 ... Reagan was met with a chorus of boos from attendees after calling for routine testing for HIV/AIDS, which the community opposed for fear of ... ... the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which effectively destroys the immune system. ... die due to complications resulting from Aids. While limited attention has been paid to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ... the cause of death to a symptom of AIDS rather than the ...