And the Band Played On
Why did patient zero not died from the disease
CDC assumed that its due to variability in incubation period
What was the first name they gave the disease at the beginning of the epidemic
Gay pneumonia Gay cancer
What is the 1st evidence that this disease was sexually transmitted?
It came from one person, linked to airline attendant through sex. He attended the bathhouse where men would have sex with him Case in LA
What would happen if the French sued Dr.Gallo for the rights to the discovery of the AIDS virus?
It would be years before progress continues, millions will continue to die
Bob Gallo discovered the 1st human retrovirus
Retrovirus HTLV
Who did the CDC considered as patient zero
The french-canadiana airline steward
What year was THE FIRST CASE of AIDS
1977
In what year did they find AIDS virus
1983
What were the stats when Dr. Gallo came on the scene?
285 US cases 119 deaths
What is the mortality rate of those affected
40% mortality rate as of 1981
What was the new name for GRID that was voted in on in the meeting?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Named by Dr. Voller
What did Dr. Francis think was the media for the disease
After finding out that a woman IV drug user in NY died, he came to the initial conclusion that the disease is being carried in the blood supply
What the CDC thought was causing the disease
At first they thought that it could be some sort of bug
Why is Dr.Gallo upset with Dr.Francis
Because he sent samples of Dr. Gallo's retrovirus test to France
What specimens did they collect for the case study?
Blood Urine swab from the inside of the mouth swab from rectum
Where was the first case of AID seen?
Copenhagen
Where was the second case
France Man died of cat disease The man had no T cell count - immune compromise
The name that AIDS has before the CDC conference officially changed it
GRID (Gay related Immune deficiency)
What was the name of the french doctor?
Dr. Rozenbaum
the first scene in Africa was the containment of what disease
Ebola fever
The type of microscope that Dr.Francis wanted for his lab
Electron microscope
Was the first case of AIDS a male or female
Female
How did Dr. Francis detect the disease without knowing the virus?
He conclude that the people who are getting GRID are almost identical to the group of people contracting Hep B He conducted a Hep B test and took blood from 60 gay men who have the disease and 60 men who don't -> the test was 88% effective in detecting the disease
Dr. Francis Original thought on whats causing GRID
He thought that the disease they were looking for was a combination between feline leukemia and hepatitis B Which gave him the idea that the disease is caused by a virus --> retrovirus
What did the press conference with the French doctor reveal about Dr.Gallo's work?
He took all of the credit for founding the virus, can't share credit
Who is now at the highest risk for contracting HIV?
IV drug users
What is Dr.Francis currently doing with his life?
In San Francisco, working to develop an AIDS Vaccine
What gives Dr.Francis the idea that the disease is "gobbling" T-Cells?
Pac Man Game
The French doctors were amazed that the Americans could think a disease has what preference
Sexual
What was the first irrefutable case that the disease was caused in the blood
The baby; 6 blood transfusion The baby had no T cell count
Case study
They set up a case study based on the premises that the disease killing the gay communities is sexually transmitted Goal: to figure out what is causing the disease
When the San Francisco gay community was informed of the dangers of disease transmission in bath houses, did the people at the pep rally support the closing of the bath houses?
They wanted the bath houses to stay open
Why does Dr.Rozebaum quit his job at the hospital?
They were refusing to help patients with AIDS
First thoughts about the disease
Thought that maybe its something in the semen starting to think about sexually transmitted disease
Why was GRID renamed to AIDS
To stop the stigma against disease being only in gay men as evidence have shown that not only gay man can acquire this disease
What evidence lets scientists look at the idea that the disease is caused in the blood
Women got the disease from a blood transfusion
Epidemic
was first seen in gay communities across the nation from New York to San Francisco 80 US cases 26 deaths