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The AIDS epidemic, Pneumocystis pneumonia -- Los Angeles 1981
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December 2017
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Description:[Dr. Rasmussen] Welcome to Defining Moments in MMWR History. I’m your host, Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, Editor-in-Chief of the MMWR.
On June 5, 1981, MMWR published a report of Pneumocystis pneumonia in five previously healthy young gay men in Los Angeles, California. This report was later acknowledged as the first published account of what would become known as human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. It was the first of many MMWR reports that led to a better understanding of this new condition.
Today, I'm talking with Dr. Harold Jaffe, a member of the original CDC Task Force assigned to study this mysterious new disease. Dr. Jaffe previously held a number of leadership positions at CDC, including directing the National Center for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention, and most recently, as CDC’s Associate Director for Science. Thank you for joining me today, Dr. Jaffe.
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