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AIDS Timeline

Rohan Patel

1981 - 1987

1984

1981

  • Dr. Robert Gallo discovers that HIV is the virus that causes AIDS
  • AIDS is first reported in 5 gay healthy men and labeled as a "Gay-Related Immune Deficieny"

1987

1982

  • The first treatment for AIDS is released, also known as AZT

1981 - 1987

  • The CDC uses the term AIDS for the first time

1983

  • AIDS is reported in women for the first time

1988 - 1997

1988

1995

  • World AIDS Day is celebrated for the first time
  • The FDA approves of saquinavir, another form of antiretroviral therapy

1996

1992

  • AIDS is the leading cause of death in African Americans ages 25-44
  • AIDS is the leading cause of death in men ages 25-44

1997

1988-1997

1995

  • Combivir is approved for the treatment of AIDS

1998

  • A combination of drugs named HAART is approved by the FDA to combat HIV/AIDS
  • The Minority AIDS initiative is funded to help minorities dealing with HIV/AIDS

2000 - 2008

2000

2006

  • AIDS is declared as a threat to US National Security
  • The first official National Women and Girls HIV/ Awareness Day

2002

2007

  • The first at-home rapid HIV test is approved with 99.6% accuracy
  • CDC reports that 565,000 people have died of an AIDS-related illness since 1981

2000- 2008

2004

2008

  • Congress authorizes $350 million for the United States President's Emergency Program for AIDS relief
  • A man known as the “Berlin Patient” is fully cured of HIV after undergoing a risky stem-cell transplant

2009 - Now

2010

2017

  • The ban against HIV-positive non-US citizens is lifted
  • CDC reports that people with HIV that are on ART for 6 months cannot pass it onto their partners

2012

2019

2009 - Now

  • The AIDS Memorial Quilt is fully displayed for the first time since 1996
  • A woman known as the “London Patient” is cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant to treat cancer.

2021

  • The first injectable, complete HIV treatment is approved by the FDA
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