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William R. Hendee, PhD; Norbert P. Rapoza, PhD; Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD; M. Roy Schwarz, MD

JAMA. 1987;258(11):1519-1520.

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THE ILLNESSES referred to collectively as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (now often termed human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease) were identified in 1981. Over the succeeding six years, HIV infection and AIDS have become an epidemic in this country, principally within the male homosexual and bisexual communities and among intravenous drug abusers. By January 1986, almost 30 000 cases of AIDS had been reported in the United States and at least 1 to 2 million persons were thought to be infected with HIV. The Institute of Medicine predicts that 270 000 cases of AIDS will be diagnosed by 1991, with 74 000 cases identified in that year alone. Deaths caused by AIDS are expected to reach 179 000, with 54 000 occurring in 1991. During the next four years, pediatric cases of AIDS will increase tenfold to a total of 3000 cases, and cases that result from heterosexual transmission of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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American Medical Association Chicago

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