The Origins of an Epidemic: Turning HIV against Itself
Natalie Simmons
Axia College of University of Phoenix
Utilizing Information in College Writing
Jon Peterson
August 26, 2007
The Origins of an Epidemic: Turning HIV against Itself
In July 1981, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, along with New York Times reported an abnormally large number of reports of a rare form of cancer, among gay men. The disease at that time was identified as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and Pneumocystis Carnii Pneumonia (PCP). Kaposi's sarcoma is to be known as a rare cancer that affected mainly older men of Mediterranean descent, was becoming increasingly high in many of the patients. The cancer appears as painless reddish-blue to brown skin lesions, soft or firm, most often on the legs, it may further spread into internal organs, especially the lungs and gastrointestinal tract over a period. Pneumocystis Carnii Pneumonia (PCP) is a microorganism that causes a disproportionate......
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