Explain the origin of the stigma of HIV/AIDS. Discuss the evolution of these views.
What will be an ideal response?
At the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the United States, most of the illnesses and deaths were occurring among gay men-and so they were mistakenly referred to as the "gay cancer". This early trend is primarily responsible for the stigma HIV and AIDS still have today, despite the fact that both occur in every community in the world. In December 1982, a 20-month-old child who had received multiple transfusions of blood and blood products died from infections related to AIDS. This case provided the first clear evidence that an infectious agent caused AIDS. It also raised serious concerns about the safety of the world's blood supply. In that same month, the CDC reported the first cases of possible transmission of AIDS from mother to child. Following this discovery, it was reported that increasing numbers of women were contracting HIV through heterosexual sex. Today heterosexual sex is one of the most common ways of transmitting HIV.
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a. 50% c. 80% b. 65% d. 95%
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