1. The Early Days of AIDS
Instead of calling the disease "GRID" they came up with the name AIDS because scientists found that the virus could be transmitted thought blood transfusions and IV drug use. ... Ronald Regan did not speak of AIDS in public and obviously did not want to touch on that subject. By the time he did, AIDS had taken the lives of several thousand people. This movie "And the Band Played On" was a factual account of AIDS in the 80s and its effects on various groups of people. It covered topics that I never knew before about the spread of AIDS.....
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- Grade Level: High School