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Originally Posted by twinklesweep

I had been working my way through this long thread, waiting to see if anyone had the courage to bring up the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, during which time the leader of the Western world treated this terrible disease as a moral issue rather than as, well, the terrible disease it was--and still is. And yes, thousands and thousands died, including much of a generation of creative and artistic people. It was a tragedy AND a travesty! And though I cannot remember who or what year, a speaker at a convention subsequent to the 1980s who was stricken with AIDS spoke passionately about the need to recognize this dreaded disease for what it was. Sad to say, but again the chickens coming home to roost....

This CDC Fact Sheet on HIV-AIDS gives a clear picture of the incidence and risk groups affected.

CDC ? HIV in the United States ? Statistics Overview ? Statistics Center ? HIV/AIDS