Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (usually referred to as AIDS) is a series of infections and other complications arising from problems caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The series of infections, complications, and diseases are known as HIV/AIDS.
Because AIDS was initially found only in homosexuals, early researchers called it "the gay disease".[1] Until 1982, AIDS was called Gay-related immune deficiency, or GRID.
AIDS cannot be acquired directly, but is rather a progression of HIV. HIV is spread through contact with body fluids from an infected individual. There is no known cure for HIV/AIDS.
Notes
- â "Established physicians lacked the time and often the inclination to take on what was known as the gay disease ..." (NY Times)