Wednesday, June 14, 2006
AIDS Turns 25
HIV/AIDS was first described in the medical journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 25 years ago this month. What do you think?
Charles Marr,
Janitor
"Now that we've put down the stereotype of the 'gay man's disease,' we can focus on making fun of diseases that are truly gay, like reflux."
Camille Guerrero,
Carpenter
"Happy birthday, AIDS! You¹ve grown so much in 25 years!"
Eddie Stark,
Daycare Assistant
"In retrospect, we can see how optimistic those early reports were. I mean, who could have seen Rent coming?"
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