1. By Sarah Gardner

2.  First known retroviruses were discovered in 1911 in animals  Debilitating  Shut down immune system  First retrovirus found in humans in 1980 by Robert Gallo.  Original name for HIV was HTLV-1 and HTLV-II

3. * Discovered in 1981 via opportunistic diseases * pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

4. * First five cases of AIDS found in men who happened to be gay * Up until 1973 homosexuality was treated as a mental illness * Electric shock * Conversion therapy * Despite gay activist groups emerging, discrimination continued through the 80’s

5. * AIDS was spreading rapidly * 270 people reported to have AIDS and most were gay * The acronym GRID(gay related immune deficiency) was used as an legitimate term to describe AIDS

6. * Determined AIDS was not, after all, a gay disease * The Gay Men’s Health Crisis forms in 1982 * By then tens of thousands with AIDS * Two inspiring stories * Rock Hudson- Movie Star * Ryan White- Not gay

7. * Slow progress of find treatment * FDA slow to get drug out to public * ACT-UP- AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power * AZT * By 1993- New drug created

8. * Increasingly expensive * ACT-UP * 1994- Ryan White Care Act

9. * By 1994 AIDS becomes the leading cause of death in Americans ages 24-44 * By 1995 – 500,000 people with AIDS

10. * 1997- HAART cuts down death 47% * Life expectancy the same as someone with out AIDS * HAART decreases expenditure due to reduction in hospitalization * 1999- Simian virus found * Chimpanzees have ability to resist

11. * Ten FDA approved protease inhibitors become available. Since then, newer antiretroviral drugs have been developed for people who have developed drug-resistant HIV

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