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