Between 1981 and 1988, More Than 57,000 Cases of AIDS

question 10

Multiple Choice

Between 1981 and 1988, more than 57,000 cases of AIDS were diagnosed in the United States, yet politicians were slow to respond to the epidemic because:

• A)it was still considered too low a figure to qualify as a true epidemic.
• B)government research funds were very limited.
• C)leaders, including President Reagan, dismissed it as a gay disease.
• D)it was difficult to diagnose and treat.
• E)of all of the above reasons.

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