HIV/AIDS

Awave of sickness fell across the nation. People developed flu-like symptoms, which then led to prolonged fever, swollen lymph glands, immense fatigue and night sweats, if the person in question showed any symptoms at all. People began dieing unexpectedly. No one knew what was causing the people to die so rapidly.
In 1983 the virus that caused this disease was finally identified as LAV (lymphadenopathy-associated virus) in France. Around the same time, the Americans discovered a virus thought to cause the disease they had now discovered was AIDS. They dubbed it HTLV III (human T cell lymphotropic virus-III) or ARV (AIDS related virus). Upon closer inspection of both viruses, they found they were, In fact, the same virus. They named this new virus HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
Now that the virus had a name, scientists needed more information about the virus. Scientist tested the virus non-stop. They discovered a number of things. Firstly, the virus was not......

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1. Hiv/Aids Pandemic
   

   HIV/AIDS pandemic. ... This demonstrated that the world community was not willing
   to dismiss the HIV/AIDS problem without a passport any longer. ... ...

2. Hiv/Aids
   

   HIV/AIDS. The issue of HIV/AIDS has been a developing concern since the early
   1980's. ... AIDS was first identified in the United States in 1981. ... ...

3. Aids Hiv
   

   aids hiv. ... Another major factor is education. The lack of proper sex education in
   many minority schools plays a huge role in the number of cases of HIV/AIDS. ... ...

4. Hiv/Aids: A Pandemic
   

   HIV/AIDS: A Pandemic. ... Men having sex with men and people exposed through
   heterosexual contact made up the majority of HIV/AIDS cases. ... ...

5. Hiv And Aids
   

   ... The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that there are
   now over 40 million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide. ... ...