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From the first reported case of AIDS to the present, what is the history of HIV-AIDS and are there parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic?

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The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection ...

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What is the history of the AIDS epidemic, when did treatment become widely available, and what are the current goals for ending this epidemic?

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