SOC309Y1 Lecture : Lecture #4 - Oct 7.docx
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Pbs, 2006 part 1 can access it online- on google video. 250,000 americans infected before first cases, millions infected in south africa. Political indifference, stigma, shame, moral dilemmas (drug costs), perseverance of human spirit. Human immunodeficiency virus is not a form of life- it is a protein coded mass of genetic instructions, 150 times smaller than white blood cells, have penetrating it multiplies until cell bursts and diseases, kills persons immune system, rare and fatal infections = aids. January 1981- 31 homosexual man, michael gottilieb md first case of aids = initial cases were a mystery. No t-cells open to infection no reason why previously healthy guy should have immune deficiency. Could not do much for early patients = concentration camp survivors, died in few months = lethal disease, cause unknown. Centers for disease control atlanta epidemiology cdc best known for that only 1 case in us of. Mmwr- first official publication of what is now aids.
