Human Body structure: HISTORY OF HIV-AIDS AND SOME FACTS

HISTORY OF HIV-AIDS AND SOME FACTS

As we all are familiar with the word HIV-AIDS.
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV is a virus, where AIDS is a syndrome.
AIDS is a syndrome caused by HIV.
Meanwhile, AIDS is just a syndrome that occurs after HIV, so we have to prevent HIV to spread.

HISTORY:

1981 - A rare pneumonia - Pneumocystis carinii - in young gay men is later found to be AIDS related
1982 - The CDC introduces the term Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. (AIDS)
1984 - A retrovirus- later called Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) is found to cause AIDS.
1985 - Ryan white, a teenage who got HIV blood products used to treat hemophilia, is refused entry to school due to fear of infection.
1985 - Actor Rock Hudson dies of AIDS related illness.
1987 - FDA approves the first anti retro-viral drug, AZT.
1987 - And the Band Played On, journalist Randy Shilts book about the AIDS epidemic, is published.
1991 - The red ribbon becomes the symbol of AIDS awareness.
1991 - Basketball player Earvin 'Magic' Johnson announces that he is HIV positive.
1991 - New York City Board of Education votes to distributes condoms in public high schools.
1993 - AIDS becomes the no.1 cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Philadelphia is the first major Hollywood film about AIDS.
1996 - HIV/AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho is named TIME Magazine's "Man of the year".
2011 - AIDS activist and amfAR co-founder Elizabeth Taylor dies.
2013 - President Obama signs the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, which allows people living with HIV to receive organs from other HIV- positive donors.

FACTS:

ART ( Anti Retro-viral Therapy) can reduce the amount of HIV in the blood to such a low level that it's actually undetectable.
Around 1 in 5 Asians living with HIV in the United States do not know they have it.
You can't get HIV from closed mouth or "social" kissing.
You can do casual contact with someone living with HIV.
HIV is not spread by hugging, shaking hands, sharing toilets or sharing dishes.
You can't get HIV from consuming food handled by a person with HIV.
No required for social isolation to a HIV positive person.

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