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