AIDS is not over

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） was first reported in 1981. Five healthy young men suddenly presented with opportunistic pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii （currently termed P. jirovecii）. The original report from Los Angeles was followed by many reports of patients with similar symp...

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Published inScience China. Life sciences Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 517 - 518
Main Authors Iwamoto, Aikichi, Liu, HuanLiang, Li, Hong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing Science China Press 01.05.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - history
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
AIDS
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active - history
Biomedical and Life Sciences
China - epidemiology
Epidemics - history
Female
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
News and Views
免疫缺陷
大城市
洛杉矶
综合症
肺炎
艾滋病
资源丰富
China
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Summary:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） was first reported in 1981. Five healthy young men suddenly presented with opportunistic pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii （currently termed P. jirovecii）. The original report from Los Angeles was followed by many reports of patients with similar symptoms in large cities in North America and in Europe. People in resource-rich countries were shocked by this sudden emergence of a highly fatal disease among gay men.
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） was first reported in 1981. Five healthy young men suddenly presented with opportunistic pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii （currently termed P. jirovecii）. The original report from Los Angeles was followed by many reports of patients with similar symptoms in large cities in North America and in Europe. People in resource-rich countries were shocked by this sudden emergence of a highly fatal disease among gay men.
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ISSN:1674-7305
1869-1889
DOI:10.1007/s11427-015-4840-5