Today (December 1st) is World AIDS day. I've be doing a lot of research on this for my campaign, which is due this tuesday
(hence the reason why I haven't been updating a lot :P) and I found some stats and a timeline I feel everyone should read.
Be safe, and RAP THAT SHIT UP! AIDS now accounts for 1 in 3 deaths among Black men aged 25 to 4
• More children with AIDS are Black than all other race and ethnic groups combined
• Every day in the U.S. about 100 people of color become infected with HIV
• More than two-thirds of all women in the U.S. who are infected with the AIDS virus are Black
• Blacks represent 57% of all new AIDS cases in the United States, though comprising only 13% of the population
• AIDS is the leading cause of death of Blacks, age 25-44
• AIDS is the leading cause of death for Black women
TIMELINE
1981
Outbreaks of two rare illnesses are reported among young homosexual men in the U.S. The disorders, a respiratory infection called pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and a cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, usually infect older men.
1981-1983
Scientists and researchers start to recognize the emergence of a new disease that is destroying the body's immune system, preventing sufferers from fighting simple infections. The illness is also found to affect intravenous drug users and blood transfusion recipients.
1983
Researchers isolate a virus that is linked to the disease.
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