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sep 24, 1982 - AIDS Acronym Used For The First Time

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The acronym "AIDS" is used for the first time by the CDC to describe the mysterious illness on September 24th, 1982. AIDS stands for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome". CDC quote "...released the first case definition of AIDS: “a disease at least moderately predictive of a defect in cell-mediated immunity, occurring in a person with no known case for diminished resistance to that disease.” (A Timeline of HIV and AIDS).

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sep 24, 1982
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~ 43 years ago