HSCI 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Aids, National Cancer Institute, Pasteur Institute
2 Feb 2021
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The origin of hiv has been a subject of research and debate since the identification of the virus in the 1980"s. First cases of what would become known as aids were reported in the usa. June 1981: 5 cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia reported in young gay men in los angeles. July 1981: 26 additional cases reported of both pcp and kaposi"s sarcoma. December 1981: 3 case reports published in nejm pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and mucosal candidiasis in previously healthy homosexual men: evidence of a new acquired cellular immunodeficiency . Current trends update on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) --united states. Between june 1, 1981, and september 15, 1982, cdc received reports of 593 cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids). Did hiv start in the usa in the 1980s: no. This was when we first became aware of a new health condition affecting people who were young and otherwise healthy.
