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- The AIDS epidemic, caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), found its way to the United States between the 1970s and 1980s, but was first noticed after doctors discovered clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia in homosexual men in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco in 1981. Treatment of HIV/AIDS is primarily via the use of multiple antiretroviral drugs, and education programs to help people avoid infection.
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The AIDS epidemic, caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), found its way to the United States between the 1970s and 1980s, [2] but was first noticed after doctors discovered clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia in homosexual men in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco in 1981.
- 1981. June 5: The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) publishes an article in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Pneumocystis Pneumonia—Los Angeles.
- 1982. January 4: Gay Men’s Health Crisis Exit Disclaimer (GMHC Exit Disclaimer), the first community-based AIDS service provider in the United States, is founded in New York City.
- 1983. January 1: Ward 86 Exit Disclaimer, the world’s first dedicated outpatient AIDS clinic, opens at San Francisco General Hospital. The clinic is a collaboration between the hospital and the University of California, San Francisco, and it draws staff who are passionate about treating people with AIDS.
- 1984. April 23: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler announces that Dr. Robert Gallo and his colleagues at the National Cancer Institute have found the cause of AIDS Exit Disclaimer, a retrovirus they have labeled HTLV-III.
- 1981. UCLA’s Michael Gottlieb, MD, and others author the first report identifying the appearance of diseases that would later become known as AIDS on June 5.
- 1982. The CDC uses the term acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) for the first time on September 24. The City and County of San Francisco, working closely with UCSF health professionals at SFGH, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and others, develops the San Francisco “model of care,” which emphasizes patient centered care that included home and community-based services.
- 1983. UCSF faculty physicians open the country’s first outpatient AIDS clinic, Ward 86 in January, and inpatient Ward 5B in July, at SFGH. The CDC establishes the National AIDS Hotline to respond to public inquiries and reports in March that most cases of AIDS have been among gay men, injection drug users, Haitians and people with hemophilia.
- 1984. Ryan White, a 13-year-old hemophiliac from Indiana, becomes infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment. UCSF’s Deborah Greenspan, DSc, BDS, introduces rational, safe infection control protocols in the School of Dentistry, pushing UCSF at the forefront nationwide.
Today, testing —knowing one’s HIV status—is a key strategy in AIDS prevention. In the 21 st Century, AIDS has become one of our greatest public health challenges. The epidemic’s global impact has been staggering, claiming the lives of more than 39 million people worldwide, including 500,000 people in the United States.
Jun 6, 2011 · 1981. AIDS is detected in California and New York. The first cases are among gay men, then injection drug users. UCLA’s Michael Gottlieb, MD, authored the first report to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on June 5 identifying the virus that would be known as AIDS.
