BIO SCI 45 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rock Hudson, Randomized Controlled Trial, Antibody
17 Oct 2016
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1981- rst evidence that something unusual was occurring: hiv rst seen. 1982-opportunistic infections were staring to affect infants and drug users. First idea that is was not a sexually transmitted disease and that is was also transmitted through blood. First time calling this aids instead of gay-related infection disease(grid) 1985: developed test to determine if someone has hiv antibodies. For the rst time people recognized that this was a disease that could affect anyone after rock hudson(actor) died. Act up was founded to help people pay for their medications. Act up was created because of azt so that people who needed these drugs were able to get them. 1986-1989-public service announcement periods-became a big thing at this time globally-most of these were very gloomy messages and that hiv meant death: main point of these was to educate people about hiv. 2 legislative things passed that bene ted hiv+ individuals.
