How Was the First Detection of AIDS in 1981 Initially

question 25

Multiple Choice

How was the first detection of AIDS in 1981 initially received?

• A) The U.S. government launched a widespread program to encourage safe sex and other precautions.
• B) Many people stigmatized it as a "gay cancer," which only affected homosexual men.
• C) The World Health Organization coordinated a robust international response.
• D) Research money poured into finding a cure, funded in large part by the medical practitioners themselves.

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