AIDS Flashcards
Who was the president of the United States during this movie
Ronald Reagan
What does GRID stand for
Gay related immune deficiency
In what city was the “ bathhouses” controversy in?
San Fransico
What was Dr. Bob Gallo famous for?
Discovering the first retro virus (HTLV3)
What was the job title of the man who proved bye a cluster of HIV is sexually transmitted
Flight Attendant
Why did some people die quickly when infected with HIV-and some took longer
Variable incubation period
Why did the blood banks not want to test the blood for HIV?
It was too expensive
Name one person from the end of the movie that you recognize that died from AIDS.
Bill kraus
How effective was the hepatitis b test in detecting HIV?
88%
What disease did patients have that caused them to revive a lot of hiv infected blood?
Hemophilia
Is AIDS only a “gay” disease
No,it infected everyone
What was the name of the doctor that the CDC brought in to help with fighting HIV? He had previously worked on Ebola epidemic in Africa
Dr. Don Francis
When dr. Francis was playing pac man what did he realize about the HIV virus?
Something’s gobbling up the T cells
Why were some babies getting infected with HIV?
From blood transfusion
HIV infected mothers
