aug 24, 1921 - HIV / AIDS

Description:

Around 1921 patient zero contracted HIV through an altered strain of SIV

Symptoms:
-Causes you to become immunocompromised
-opportunistic infections occur in infected individual
-loss of weight
-fatigue
-sores

Treatment:
-no vaccination or cure
-Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) can drastically improve health

History:
-1921 patient zero
-1968 first documented case in Midwest
-1980 epidemic begins
-1997 Antiretroviral Therapy

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