Between 1981 and 1988,more Than 57,000 Cases of AIDS Had

question 39

Multiple Choice

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

• A) that was still considered too low a figure to qualify to be 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.
• E) All of these choices.

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