aug 24, 1921 - HIV / AIDS
Description:
Around 1921 patient zero contracted HIV through an altered strain of SIVSymptoms:
-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
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 24, 1921
Now
~ 102 years ago
