1995

(HP) AIDS and the Haitian Community
HAITI PROGRES "Le journal qui offre une alternative" * THIS WEEK IN HAITI * May 24 - 30, 1995 Vol. 13, No. 9
Ronald Aubourg, Haiti Progres
Twenty years ago, AIDS was unknown. It came to light in the early 1980s when the medical community zeroed in on the cause of several suspicious deaths. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The disease devastates the immune system, which fights off illness. When the epidemic began, 95% of those diagnosed


How scientists discovered false evidence on the world's "first AIDS victim"
The Independent (INDT) - One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DL; Section: Home News, p. 2,3 - March 24, 1995
Steve Connor; Science Correspondent
David Carr s medical condition was a mystery throughout his five-month stay at Manchester s Royal Infirmary. He remained a mystery long after his death on 31 August 1959. The 25-year-old apprentice printer was in reasonably good general health until he developed breathlessness, night sweats, tiredness and loss of weigh



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