The AIDS Crisis and the Reagan Presidency A Tragic Intersection

Robert Gallo has discovered the probable cause of AIDS: the retrovirus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). 1985. Rock Hudson, the first American ... HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency ... gay-related immunodeficiency. In 1982, the CDC published a case ... Between 30 and 40 Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have died of complications from Aids since 1980, said Bunch, who is HIV positive. They are ... For example, the first medically used nomenclature was 'gay-related immune deficiency ... the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related complications. Accompanying ... Also on This Day in History June | 5. 1981 · First scientific report on AIDS is published · 1980s ... ... HIV can continue to weaken the immune system and develop into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The Centers for Disease Control and ... By that time, 21,000 Americans had succumbed to AIDS-related complications, and another 37,000 were infected with HIV. A positive HIV test was ... AIDS Quilt displays often have been attended by events and demonstrations that advocate for those who continue to live with HIV/AIDS. It sometimes moves the ... Hudson was the first major American celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, at age 59. AIDS and HIV are still problems in the U.S., though not to the degree they were during their peak in the 1980s and '90s. The diminished ...