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How Ronald Reagan shifted the center of American politics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AIDS - what | New and lethal disease from 1981. AIDS is the product of the HIV virus, which is transmitted by the exchange of bodily fluids. The virus gradually destroys the body’s immune system and makes its victims highly vulnerable to a number of diseases. |
| AIDS - who afflicted | First victims homosexual men. Then heterosexual drug users who shared contaminated hypodermic needles. AIDS afflicted the world, but mostly Africa. |
| AIDS - result | Governments began promoting AIDS awareness during 1990s and 2000s. Mid-1990s, AIDS researchers discovered effective treatments – a combination of powerful drugs on a rigorous schedule, among them a group known as protease inhibitors. |