History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2268 short lesson, about 20 seconds
AIDS
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The idea
AIDS appeared in the early nineteen eighties, striking mostly gay men, the Yawp says; in nineteen eighty-two New Yorkers formed the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
In practice
A volunteer hotline, counselling and legal aid for people with HIV and AIDS.
Where people slip
In nineteen eighty-three Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier found that a virus, later named HIV, caused AIDS, the anchor records.
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