... be the most deadly disease ever to plague mankind. Of the millions living with HIV/AIDS, more than one million of that population are gay men who are practicing unsafe sexual behaviors. The majority of people believe that if they use a condom it will all be okay and they ... sometimes help slow down the progression of the HIV/AIDS infection and allow individuals to stay healthy for longer periods of time. Anyone who test positive for the HIV/AIDS infection should immediately consult a healthcare provider to discuss treatment options necessary for such individual. Getting tested for HIV .....

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... of HIV and AIDS; social barriers and scientific barriers. On the social side of the issue the disease was initially identified as a disease of homosexuals and labeled as the "gay pneumonia" or "gay cancer". Politically, there were barriers posed by a new Republican government that reduced funds for healthcare. As a result there were no funds for research and the general news press refused ... data quickly enough. Epidemiologists struggled to isolate the virus because it exhibited a rapid cell death in the laboratory. Until the disease could be identified as either viral or bacterial, a ...

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