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This 14 page paper provides information about this dreaded syndrome, inclusive of future outlook. Various theories concerning the origin of this disease is explored. Information on the development of an AIDS vaccine is included. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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and Africa. There have been other ideas to surface to suggest that the oral polio inoculation is to blame. One theory to emanate from a former BBC correspondent is that
AIDS was accidentally introduced during vaccine trials during the 1950s and 1960s ("Did A," 1999). This is not a new idea. Others have suggested that this might have been the
case, in part because monkey cells were used to create the polio vaccine in particular. In any event, nothing has been proven conclusively and the origin of this mysterious disease
continues to plague the medical community as well as HIV infected patients. No matter what the origin, and perhaps its true cause will never be found, AIDS has become a
well known disease due to its rampant spread through the society. The United States has waged war on this disease, promoting condom use in an attempt to prevent its continued
spread as it is fostered through sexual practices, including ordinary heterosexual sex. When people like Freddy Mercury, Rock Hudson and Magic Johnson were found to have the disease, media
did sensationalize it a bit and the social response was mixed. No one is ever elated to hear that someone had died of AIDS, but for example, when Freddy Mercury
passed, Queen songs made a comeback for a weekend or two. People mourned the memory of Hudson as well. However, when it was initially announced that Hudson had AIDS, and
that he was gay, it was a shock. Hudson came down with the disease when it had only been around for a short while. In fact, it helped to bring
media attention and also, helped to connect AIDS with the gay lifestyle. Hudson was a sex symbol so when it was revealed that he was indeed gay, it shattered the
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