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Man dies of Aids in the Congo
A blood sample is taken from a dying man inn 1959 in the Republic of Congo and stored away in a freezer until 1998. They realize it is the first case of aidsA blood sample is taken from a dying man inn 1959 in the Republic of Congo and stored away in a freezer until 1998. They realize it is the first case of aids -
Danish doctor dies in Congo
Dr Grethe Rath dies if infections while working in the Congo 1977. They identify a rare form of pneumonia pneumocystis carinii. -
Doctor in Haiti found mystery disease
1979 Doctors in Haiti find people are dying from Kaposi Sarcoma and rare skin cancer usually found in older European men.They realize they have a new disease. -
New Disease found in NYC
1981 New disease found in drug users in New York shooting galleries. -
Some symptoms were discovered
sore throat, headache, fever, sore muscle, pneumonia -
Aids research called The Aids Medical Foundation
1983 A group called the Aids Medical Foundation is formed by Dr. Mathilde Krim who is a cancer researcher in New York. -
The viruses get a name
1984 the viruses HTLVI and HTLVII that cause aids is discovered and announced in the US. It is related to the retrovirus family that causes leukemia. -
Second virus found
1986 A second virus HIV2 is discovered. It shows slink between monkey viruses and human viruses. -
Drug for Aids
1986 The first treatment for aids is developed called AZT. -
More blacks and hispanics are getting Aids than whites
The CDC reports that Blacks and Hispanics are three times more likely to get Aids than whites people. -
FDA blamed for being too slow
1988 Protesters shut down FDA because they believe that they are taking the process drug approval for aids too slowly.
