The Reagan Administration's Initial Response to AIDS Was To

question 58

Multiple Choice

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

• A) pour money into medical research
• B) give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles
• C) urge all Americans to get a vaccination
• D) crack down on people having sex outside of marriage
• E) largely ignore it as a "gay" disease

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Definitions:

Palliative

Relating to care that is aimed at relieving symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses, rather than trying to cure the illness.

Absorption

The process by which substances such as nutrients or drugs are taken up into the bloodstream from the digestive tract or through the skin.

Distribution

The process of making a product or service available to the consumer or business user that needs it.

Furosemide

A medication commonly used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease by increasing urine production.