Story of CDC : the AIDS Epidemic in the United States, 1981-early 1990s

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
• Description:
  On June 5, 1981, CDC published a report in the MMWR describing requests for the drug pentamidine to treat a deadly disease called Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in five previously healthy young men in Los Angeles. After the report’s publication, health officials also noticed a spike in cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS)external icon among gay men in New York. Health officials were alarmed that outbreaks of both PCP and KS, which were rare, deadly diseases associated with immune suppression, appeared in the same part of the population.
• Content Notes:
  A New Pattern Emerges -- CDC Investigates -- New Guidelines: The “Universal Precautions” -- ELISA: The First HIV Blood Test -- Stigma: Educating a Nation -- Prevention: The Best Strategy -- Enrichment Modules.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/history CDC--history Disease Outbreaks History, 20th Century HIV Infections/history Interviews As Topic Public Health/history
• Series:
  Story of CDC
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Exhibition
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  David J. Sencer CDC Museum
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8f1fb753abd5f22d138f123e2c9edf60be8511d339b8ea05279de28f717544cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105121/cdc_105121_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.41 MB ]