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Ken Horne
Ken Horne is pronounced the first official case of AIDS in the U.S. -
Gaetan Dugas
French-Canadian flight attentdent, Gaetan Dugas goes to his first bath house in New York. He is later proclaimed "Patient Zero" of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. -
AIDS replaces GRID
The name AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is given to the disease instead of GRID( gay related immune deficiency) because it is not just found in gay men. -
Retrovirus
AIDS is discovered to be a retrovirus by French scientist, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. -
Agreement
Dr. Gallo and Montagnier agree that they have found the saome retrovirus taht causes AIDS -
Bath Houses
San Francisco closes bath houses due to the spread of AIDS -
AZT
AZ, the first drug for treating AIDS, is approved by the FDA. -
UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS is formed to elp fight the pandemic of AIDS -
Rapid HIV diagnostic kit
The FDA approves the first rapid HIV diagnostic kit for use in the US. It provides results with 99.6% accuracy in as little as 20 minutes. -
100th antiretroviral drug
The FDA approves the 100th antiretroviral medication -
HIV ban
The US and other countries lift the HIV travel and immigration ban to allow those people to other countries -
World AIDS Day
The 25th anniversary of AIDS