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In CDC's Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report, the first five or so cases later determined to be the effect of the HIV/AIDS strain were published.
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Health care professionals first began using the term "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome" (AIDS) to describe the symptoms seen in the affected patients.
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Scientists identify the strain of virus causing AIDS, initially naming it after the T-cells it affected. The name was later changed to HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first licensed HIV test.
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The FDA approves AZT, the first antiretroviral drug for treating AIDS.
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The first national AIDS education ad campaign is launched as a result of a partnership between the Ad Campaign and the National AIDS Network.
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Ryan White Care Act passed in honor of Ryan White, a hemophiliac teenager who died due to being infected with the HIV through a blood transfusion.
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Red Ribbon Foundation started. RRF distributes ribbons as a symbol of tolerance for those living with HIV/AIDS.
Magic Johnson announces he has HIV and retires from the LA Lakers. -
The Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) is established by the United Nations.
Combination retroviral treatment shown to be effective againt HIV. -
Thanks to the success of drug therapies, AIDS death rate has declined in the US.
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The company AIDSvax starts first human trial of AIDS vaccine. This trial includes 5,000 US volunteers.
Trial of post exposure prevention started. Said to be similar to plan B. -
Clinton admintistration declares that AIDS is a threat to national security and global stability.
African-American and Hispanic infection rates have overtaken those of gay white men. -
FDA approves first rapid HIV test, which pricks the finger to draw blood, and gives results in less than 20 minutes.
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New anti-HIV drug Fuzeon designed to prevent entry of HIV into human cells.
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George W. Bush launches PEPFAR, which is the U.S. President's Emergency Plan to combat AIDS worldwide. "This historic commitment is the largest by any nation to combat a single disease internationally."
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Generic AIDS drug made by foreign country is approved, allowing PEPFAR to provide cheaper medications overseas.
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Bill Gates steps down from the head of Microsoft to donate time to Gates Foundation. (largest private source of funding in the fight against HIV/AIDS.)
The first effective one-a-day pill to treat HIV, Atripla, is approved in the U.S. -
President Obama removes the travel ban which prevented HIV positive people from entering the country.
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Microbide gel (CAPRISA 004) appears to reduce the risk of a woman becoming infected with HIV during sex by 40%.
Patients who took a once-daily antiretroviral pill PrEP were 44% less likely to be HIV positive after male-to-male sex. -
“The National Institutes of Health publishes the results of a study that says taking antiretroviral drugs at the onset of HIV leads to a dramatic reduction in HIV transmission to an uninfected heterosexual partner.”
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19th International AIDS Conference in Washington.
“UNAIDS announces that new HIV infections have dropped more than 50% in 25 low- and middle-income countries, and the number of people getting antiretroviral treatment has increased 63% in the past two years.”
34 million people living with HIV around the world. -
Researchers announce they have “functionally cured” a toddler that was infected with HIV. They concluded that early treatment (within 30 hours of birth) was key.
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George W. Bush launches PEPFAR, which is the U.S. President's Emergency Plan to combat AIDS worldwide. "This historic commitment is the largest by any nation to combat a single disease internationally."
