Which of the following made it more difficult for the deadly illness known as AIDS, threatening to take on epidemic proportions in the late 1980s, more difficult to combat?
A. The highest rate of infection was occurring in populations for which mainstream American society had little concern.
B. It was thought that latex condoms could stop the virus, but they couldn't.
C. The Centers for Disease Control was understaffed and underfunded after congressional budget cuts.
D. The virus was easily transmittable through casual contact.
Answer: A
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