It’s Okay to Not Know—It’s Not Okay to Ignore: Lessons From the AIDS Pandemic
In 1980, a man in San Francisco showed signs of a weakened immune system and sought medical help. The diagnosis: Kaposi Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. A year later, his case was revised. Retroactively, it became the first recorded instance of a new virus in the United States. By then, it was 1981. The […]